Chelsea, Chelsea City, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Overview of Chelsea

• Name:
  Chelsea
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Village
• Located In:
  Chelsea City, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located on the right bank of Chelsea River, just NW of Boston (US-T121).
• History (GNIS):
  Settled in 1624, incorporated as a town in 1739, and as a city in 1857. Named for Chelsea, a metropolitan borough of London, England. The Indian name, "Winnissimet," meaning "good spring." Before 1739, it comprised those parts of Boston known as Winnissimet, Rumney Marsh and Pullen Point (MA-T1/p13).
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:42.391763842° 23' 30.3"N

  Longitude:-71.032828471° 01' 58.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Chelsea City 0.3 mi. N
  • Admirals Hill 0.8 mi. W
  • Everett City (Middlesex County) 1.5 mi. NW
  • Revere City 2.8 mi. NE
  • Malden City (Middlesex County) 3 mi. NW
  • Somerville City (Middlesex County) 3.5 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Garden (Shawmut Street) 0.1 mi. S
  • Bennington Street (Boston City) 1 mi. SE
  • Temple Ohabei Shalom (Boston City) 1.1 mi. SE
  • Bunker (Boston City) 1.7 mi. SW
  • Saint Francis deSales (Boston City) 1.8 mi. SW
  • Woodlawn (Everett City, Middlesex County) 1.9 mi. N
  • Glenwood (Everett City, Middlesex County) 2 mi. N
  • Copps Hill Burial Ground (Boston City) 2.1 mi. SW
  • Phipps Street (Boston City) 2.1 mi. SW
  • Everett Jewish Cemeteries (Beth Israel Cemetery, Everett City, Middlesex County) 2.2 mi. N
  • Beth Israel (Everett City, Middlesex County) 2.2 mi. N
  • Holy Cross (Malden City, Middlesex County) 2.5 mi. N
• Population:
  33,062
• Elevation:
  12 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  783414721
• Updated Apr 27, 2020