Welcome to West Quincy ...

West Quincy is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Quincy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for West Quincy: W. Quincy

West Quincy is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named West Quincy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Quincy - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near West Quincy ...

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

• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
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• Cambridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
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• Brockton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
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• Lynn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
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• Newton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
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• Somerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
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• Framingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
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• Waltham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
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• Medford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
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• Malden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
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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 West Quincy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Quincy.

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

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

Adding West Quincy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Quincy 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 West Quincy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

X2X - From that list, the West Quincy post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Quincy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

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