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Welcome to Springdale ...

Springdale is located in Norfolk County<1>.

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

Springdale is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Springdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Springdale: This one is located in Norfolk County and the other is located in Hampden County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 71 communities that are also named Springdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (3), Maryland (5), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (8), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Springdale ...

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

  • Boston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Cambridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Brockton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Quincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Newton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Somerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Framingham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Waltham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Medford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Medford is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
  • Malden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Malden is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • 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 Springdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springdale.

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

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

Adding Springdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springdale.

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 Springdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.