Welcome to Tremont ...

Tremont is located in Plymouth County<1>.

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

Tremont is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Tremont ...

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

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 26 communities that are also named Tremont - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Tremont ...

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

• New Bedford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Plymouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Taunton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• Dartmouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• Falmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
• Bridgewater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
• Middleborough
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
• Wareham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
• Sandwich
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
• Bourne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 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 Tremont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tremont.

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

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

Adding Tremont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tremont.