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Welcome to South Middleton ...

South Middleton is located in Essex County<1>.


The location of South Middleton 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 Middleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for South Middleton: S. Middleton

South Middleton is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named South Middleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Middleton - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near South Middleton ...

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

  • Boston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Cambridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Lynn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Somerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Lawrence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Haverhill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Waltham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Medford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 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 Middleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Middleton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Middleton ...

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

Adding South Middleton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Middleton post office opened in 1893.

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

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Middleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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