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History · Middleborough Center

35% of Middleborough Center’s homes were built before 1940

5 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1885 on.

5on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Middleborough Center’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Middleborough Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18857 editions of the USGS map, 1885 to 1977. Watch Middleborough Center change.Landmarks on the Register5 places on the National Register.Old housesHalf of Middleborough Center’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Middleborough Center’s history is told.

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On the map

Middleborough Center on the map, 1885 to 1977

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Middleborough Center. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Middleborough Center on the 1885 USGS mapMiddleborough Center on the 1893 USGS mapMiddleborough Center on the 1916 USGS mapMiddleborough Center on the 1937 USGS mapMiddleborough Center on the 1949 USGS mapMiddleborough Center on the 1962 USGS mapMiddleborough Center on the 1977 USGS map1885Middleboro sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Middleborough Center.

On the National Register

5 listings protect 443 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Middleborough Center, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Middleborough Center yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Middleborough Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Middleborough in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Middleborough Center had a population of 7,921.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,319 to 7,921 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Middleborough Center

Nobody well known was born in Middleborough Center itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Geena DavisAmerican actress · b. 1956
Rocky MarcianoAmerican heavyweight boxing champion · b. 1923
William Standish KnowlesAmerican chemist · b. 1917
Tom Everett ScottAmerican actor · b. 1970
Francis SpellmanAmerican Roman Catholic cardinal · b. 1889
Mildred WileyAmerican high jumper · b. 1901
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

North Lakeville1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMiddleborough8 historic placesA+Lakeville1 historic placeB

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.