Lynn, Lynn City, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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- Lynn
- Unincorporated Village
- Located on Massachusetts Bay 5 mi SW of Salem (US-T121).
- Settled 1629, incorporated as the town of Saugus in 1631, as a city in 1850. Called Saugus from the Indian meaning 'wet' or 'overflown grass lands.' Renamed Lynn, in 1637, in honor of the Reverend William Whiting, first settled minister, who had been curate at Lynn Regis in England. From 1629-31 it was called the plantation of Saugus 1629 (MA-T1/p28).
- 42.466763042° 28' 00.3"N-70.949493970° 56' 58.2"W
- Lynn City 0.8 mi. NW
- East Lynn 1.1 mi. E
- Salem City 3.4 mi. NE
- Revere City (Suffolk County) 3.9 mi. SW
- Peabody City 4.8 mi. N
- Melrose City (Middlesex County) 5.6 mi. W
- Old East Burying Ground 0.5 mi. E
- Pine Grove 1.1 mi. NW
- Saint Jeans 1.8 mi. N
- Saint Josephs 1.9 mi. N
- Saint Mary (Lynn) 2 mi. NW
- Lynn Jewish Cemeteries 2 mi. N
- Swampscott 2.3 mi. NE
- Riverside 2.9 mi. W
- Greenlawn 2.9 mi. SE
- Cedar Grove (Peabody City) 3 mi. N
- Star of the Sea 3.8 mi. NE
- Melrose Jewish Cemeteries (Melrose City, Middlesex County) 4.2 mi. W
- 89,691
- 12 m
- 454201268
- Updated Apr 19, 2020