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Welcome to South Middleboro ...

South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Middleboro, 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.

A typical abbreviation for South Middleboro: S. Middleboro

South Middleboro is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named South Middleboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Middleboro - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near South Middleboro ...

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

  • New Bedford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Plymouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Taunton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dartmouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Bridgewater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Middleborough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • Sandwich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Middleboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Middleboro.

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

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

Adding South Middleboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found South Middleboro on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

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

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 Middleboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.