City of Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Overview of Peabody City

• Name:
  Peabody City
• Official Name:
  City of Peabody
• Also Known As:
  Peabody
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located NW of Salem; Essex County (US-T121).
• History (GNIS):
  Settled in 1629, incorporated as the Town of South Danvers, 1855, as a city in 1916. Called South Danvers. Renamed Peabody in 1868, in honor of George Peabody (1795-1869), prominent banker and philanthropist (MA-T1/p3)
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:42.533697342° 32' 01.3"N

  Longitude:-70.972538070° 58' 21.1"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Proctor 1 mi. E
  • Lynn City 4.1 mi. S
  • Salem City 4.4 mi. SE
  • Beverly City 6.8 mi. E
  • Melrose City (Middlesex County) 7 mi. SW
  • Revere City (Suffolk County) 8 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Temple Bethel 0.8 mi. NW
  • Oak Grove 1.2 mi. NW
  • Ross Memorial Park 1.3 mi. NW
  • Puritan Lawn Memorial Park 1.7 mi. W
  • Bnai Brith 2.1 mi. E
  • Peabody Jewish Cemeteries 2.1 mi. E
  • Holten 2.1 mi. NE
  • Maple Hill 2.2 mi. E
  • Chelsea 2.2 mi. E
  • Cedar Grove 2.3 mi. SE
  • Emmanuel Memorial Park 2.3 mi. N
  • Walnut Grove 2.4 mi. NE
• Elevation:
  48 m
• Surrounding Cities:
  • Beverly E
  • Salem SE
  • Lynn S
• Histopolis Place ID:
  952037602
• Updated Apr 29, 2020