City of Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States

Overview of Taunton City

• Name:
  Taunton City
• Official Name:
  City of Taunton
• Also Known As:
  Taunton
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located 30 mi S of Boston (US-T121).
• History (GNIS):
  Settled in 1638, incorporated as a town in 1639, and as a city in 1864. Name selected by the leading founder, Miss Elizabeth Poole (1589-1654), in memory of the home of her family, Taunton, Somershire, England. Before 1639 it was common land called Cohannett (MA-T1).
• County Seat of:
  Bristol County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.900100941° 54' 00.4"N

  Longitude:-71.099490071° 05' 58.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Taunton 0.5 mi. E
  • Britanniaville 1.3 mi. N
  • Weir Village 1.4 mi. SE
  • Whittenton Junction 1.4 mi. NW
  • Attleboro City 10.3 mi. W
  • Fall River City 13 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Neck of Land 0.7 mi. E
  • Plain 1 mi. NE
  • Mayflower Hill 1.5 mi. NE
  • Saint Marys 1.7 mi. N
  • Saint Josephs 1.7 mi. NE
  • Westville 1.8 mi. SW
  • Mount Nebo 1.9 mi. W
  • Saint Francis 2.2 mi. W
  • Blake 2.3 mi. S
  • Riverside 3.2 mi. S
  • Raynham 3.3 mi. NE
  • Caswell 4.3 mi. SE
• Elevation:
  13 m
• Surrounding City:
  • Attleboro W
• Histopolis Place ID:
  669036516
• Updated Apr 29, 2020