Welcome to West Stoughton ...

West Stoughton is located in Norfolk County<1>.

The location of West Stoughton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Stoughton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for West Stoughton: W. Stoughton

West Stoughton is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Stoughton ...

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

• Boston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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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 north)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 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 West Stoughton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Stoughton.

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

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

Adding West Stoughton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Stoughton post office opened in 1891.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Stoughton. 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/