History of Boxford, Massachusetts, USA

Boxford, Massachusetts
Essex county. This town lies 26 miles N. from Boston, 13 S.W. from Newburyport, and 10 W. by N. from Ipswich. The annual amount of manufactures of cotton wicking, boots, shoes, and ploughs is about $100,000. Population, 1837, 964. Incorporated, 1685.

Boxford was originally a part of Rowley.

Although the soil is not generally good, the chief dependence of
the inhabitants is upon agriculture.

The retired situation of this pleasant town has prevented it from
increasing as it would do, if more accessible.

Distance from Salem, 10 miles; from Boston, 24.

Boxford, a post-township of Essex county, Massachusetts, about 25 miles N. from Boston. Population, 982.

Boxford is a large and long township of an irregular form, occupying a central position in Essex County. It has Bradford on the north; Groveland and Georgetown on the north and east; Rowley, Ipswich and Topsfield on the east; the last, with Middleton, on the south; and North Andover on the southwest and west. Its assessed area is 13,819 acres, of which 4,842 acres are woodland, consisting of pine, oak, birch and maple. The population in 1885 was 840, and there were 189 dwelling-houses. The Danvers and Newburyport Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad passes through the easterly side of the town, the Boxford station being at East Boxford, which is also a post-office and village. The other post-offices are Boxford and West Boxford, which are also villages.

The land is well diversified by hill and valley. The rock is calcareous gneiss and sienite, and there are many bowlders of various minerals. The flora is rich and varied. Bald, Long and Stiles hills are the most notable...

Box'ford, a post-village of Essex co, Mass., in Box: ford township, 1 mile from Boxford depot on the Danvers & Newburyport Railroad, which is 28 miles N. of Boston. It has a church. The township has 2 churches, 3 grist. mills, and 3 saw-mills. Pop. 847