Massachusetts Gazetteer
Town of Natick is a cultural feature (civil) in Middlesex County. The primary coordinates for Town of Natick places it within the MA 01760 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Town of Natick |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Civil |
| Description: | Located 14 mi SW of Boston (US-T121). |
| History: | Settled in 1718, incorporated as a town in 1781. Retained the Indian word for 'a place of hills.' The town orginally was an Indian plantation (MA-T1/p32). The Indian name meant 'end of hill range' or possibly 'a clear place' or 'the place of (our) search' (US-T121). |
| County: | Middlesex County |
| Latitude: | 42.2847129 |
| Longitude: | -71.3497033 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Town of Natick: Town of Natick.
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Cochituate, MA
(2.6 miles NNW) Wellesley, MA (3 miles ENE) Framingham, MA (3.4 miles W) Dover, MA (4.3 miles SE) Needham, MA (6 miles E) |
Medfield, MA
(7.1 miles SSE) Newton, MA (8 miles ENE) Millis-Clicquot, MA (8.3 miles S) Waltham, MA (8.6 miles NE) Cordaville, MA (9 miles W) |
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Natick, MA
(0.1 miles S) Felchville, MA (1 miles NNW) North Natick, MA (1.2 miles NNW) West Natick, MA (1.6 miles WSW) Lake Forest Park, MA (1.7 miles N) |
East Natick, MA
(1.9 miles NE) Morseville, MA (1.9 miles SSE) South Natick, MA (1.9 miles ESE) Overbrook, MA (1.9 miles NE) Wellesley Fells, MA (2.4 miles NE) |
