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Welcome to South Hingham ...

South Hingham is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Hingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for South Hingham: S. Hingham

South Hingham is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near South Hingham ...

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

  • Boston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Cambridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Brockton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Lynn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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    • Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Quincy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Somerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Plymouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • Medford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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    • Medford is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
  • Malden
    (18 miles [29 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 South Hingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Hingham.

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

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

Adding South Hingham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Hingham post office opened in 1833.

We also found South Hingham in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Hingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/