City of New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States

Overview of New Bedford City

• Name:
  New Bedford City
• Official Name:
  City of New Bedford
• Also Known As:
  New Bedford
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located on Buzzards Bay, 50 mi S of Boston (US-T121).
• History (GNIS):
  Settled in 1640 and incorporated as a town in 1787, and as a city in 1847. Named after the Duke of Bedford, relative to the Russells, a family of early settlers. The New was prefixed because there was another Bedford in MA (MA-T1).
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.661575041° 39' 41.7"N

  Longitude:-70.938127070° 56' 17.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Mount Pleasant 0.7 mi. W
  • Rockdale 1.3 mi. SW
  • Westview Park 1.4 mi. SW
  • North Fairhaven 1.6 mi. E
  • Oxford 1.7 mi. E
  • New Bedford 1.8 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Peckham West 0.2 mi. SW
  • Sacred Heart 0.3 mi. SW
  • Sacred Heart 0.6 mi. NW
  • Oak Grove 1.2 mi. S
  • Riverside 1.5 mi. SE
  • Woodside 1.6 mi. E
  • Saint Marys 1.9 mi. SW
  • Ahavas Achim 2 mi. NW
  • Chesed Shel Emet 2 mi. NW
  • Workmen’s Circle 2 mi. NW
  • Tifereth Israel 2 mi. NW
  • Acushnet 2.1 mi. NE
• Elevation:
  23 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  592529902
• Updated Apr 20, 2020