Welcome to South Sherborn ...

South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of South Sherborn 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 Sherborn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for South Sherborn: S. Sherborn

South Sherborn is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near South Sherborn ...

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

• Boston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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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 northeast)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Brookline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 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 Sherborn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Sherborn.

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

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

Adding South Sherborn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Sherborn post office opened in 1885.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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