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Revere, Massachusetts

46 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Revere City. It lies in ZIP code area 02151. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boston North quadrangle. 62,186 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 20 feet above sea level.

Revere within Suffolk County

Population over time

2 figures

Revere grew from 51,755 to 62,186 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201051,755
202062,186+10,431 (+20%)

Then and now

1893 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Revere, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Revere, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

46 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

In the county-history sources

88,643 words on this township

Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, published 1894 names this settlement in its chapter on Revere City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

The Post-Oflfice of Revere (North Chelsea) was established July 'I'i, 184(i, the first Postmaster being; Joseph H. Fenno, who served a community of about 750 persons. He was succeeded l:)y William Fenno, Hatch Crocker, George Newcomb, and James L. Wiggin, the latter being the last of the independent Postmasters at Revere. June 1, 1875, Revere became a Boston vStation, and free delivery was introduced in a Town that covered (August 1, 1892) about 3,540 acres, with a population of about 1,750 on July 1, 1875, and U,000 in 1892.

Passage source: Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, published 1894.

Winthrop, set off from North Chelsea (Revere) in 1853, was named after Deane Winthrop. The Post-Office was established February 2, 1853, and has had but one chief, Warren Belcher having been Postmaster up to May :]1, 1875, and head of the Station since. His allowance in 1855 was $17.17; the surplus, $5.84; the community served, less than 500. The Census of 1870 reports the population of Winthrop at 532. It is now about 3,500 (August 1, 18'.t2), and the area, 980 acres. Winthrop has had free delivery since June 1, 1875, when it became a jjart of postal Boston. It had been a part of municipal Boston up to 173!).

Passage source: Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, published 1894.

Soon after retiring from the mayor's office, Mr. Cobb went to Europe, where he spent some months in traveling. On his return he was chosen (September 1, 1877) president of the Revere National Bank, to succeed the Hon. Samuel H. Walley, who had recently deceased. Much to the regret of the directors of the bank, he resigned the presidency on March 30, 1878, to accept the position of actuary in the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Coinpan}', formerly held by the Hon. George Tyler Bigelow. Of his services in this office - which is one of much dignity and responsibility, but by no means one of ease in these days of accumulated capital competing for investment - the Board of Control placed on their records, after his death, the following statement :

Passage source: Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, published 1894.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Revere City - it names this place 3 more 3 times.

Fires near this place

40 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Revere between 2003 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Debris and open burning12
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony4
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
23 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
23 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
22 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
21 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
13 August 2020Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Suffolk County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 15,255 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 15,255 specimens collected within 10 miles of Revere between 1810 and 1975: 6,919 Plantae, 3,844 Fungi, 2,685 Animalia, 1,281 Chromista, 227 Bacteria, 180 Protozoa, 119 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, A B Seymour, A C Gibson and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
A photograph of the species Thalictrum L., not of this specimenThalictrum L.1810Boott, J.W.Near Boston.
A photograph of the species Anemone L., not of this specimenAnemone L.1815Boott, J.Andover Turnpike, 7 miles from Boston.
A photograph of the species Betula L., not of this specimenBetula L.1815Boott, J.W.Near Fresh Pond, Cambridge, 4 miles from Boston.
A photograph of the species Chenopodium album, not of this specimenChenopodium album L.1815not recordedGathered at Bunker (properly Breed's) Hill.
A photograph of the species Corylus L., not of this specimenCorylus L.1815not recordedCambridge Port, 2 miles from Boston.
Ericaceae1815BoottBoston, U.S.A.
Acer carpinifolium Siebold & Zucc.1900A. K. HarrisonHarvard Botanic Garden, Cambridge.
Acer palmatum var. dissectum (Thunb.) Miq.1900A. K. HarrisonHarvard Botanic Garden, Cambridge.
Agaricus flavescens (Gillet) Sacc.1900G. E. Morris
Agarum turneri Postels & Ruprecht1900J. MurdochRevere
Alnus incana subsp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T.Clausen1900J. Murdoch, Jr.Roxbury
Aphanochaete repens A.Braun1900F. S. CollinsMiddlesex Fells, Wright's Pond, on Oedogonium, etc.

All 15,255 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Revere: 7 plants, 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Vulcan Smelter--Chelsea, Ma.Copper, LeadPlant
C. J. MabardySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lynn Eastern Smelt & Refin CorpGold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, MercuryPlant
Syncor Prdts Co--Malden, Ma.SilicaPlant
Us Gypsum Co--BostonGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Us Steel Supply Div--BostonIronPlant
Whittemore Prdts Inc--BostonPerlitePlant
General Metals & Smelting--BostonLeadPlant
Somerville Smelting Co.LeadPlant
Malden QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Suffolk County

Storms near this place

26 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Revere in 26 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 9 flood, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2001LightningRevere1 killedno account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRevere$45,000A roof was blown off a house on Winthrop Parkway in Revere. In addition, a tree, large limbs, and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds in Winthrop. The tree and branches were downed onto cars.
September 2017FloodRevere$25,000At 720 AM EST in Revere, a car was trapped in one foot of flooding on State Route 1A near the East Boston line. At 742 AM EST, amateur radio reported a flooded basement on Curtis Road. At 747 AM EST, three cars were reported trapped in flood waters on the Revere Beach Parkway.
June 1998LightningRevere$20,000A lightning strike resulted in a hotel fire in Revere. Damage estimated.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindRevere$15,000Trees and wires on Endicott Avenue, Caruso Street, and Vinyl Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tent was blown over on Revere Beach.
October 2012FloodRevere$15,000In Revere, eighteen inches of water flooded Bell Circle. In Boston, the intersection of Columbia Road and Quincy Street flooded with one car stuck in the flood waters. Brookline Avenue was flooding near the Riverway. In West Roxbury, the VFW Parkway flooded near the high school.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRevere$10,000A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds onto a house.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindRevere$10,000no account filed
November 2002Storm Surge/TideRevere$10,000no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindRevere$8,000A tree on Fowler Avenue was downed onto a car by thunderstorm winds.
July 2019FloodRevere$2,000Car stuck in flood waters on Squire Road.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindRevere$2,000A tree was down on wires on Florence Avenue.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindRevere$1,000In Revere, a large tree branch was down on top of a vehicle on Reservoir Avenue.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindRevere$800In Revere, police reported a tree down on high tension wires on Cooledge Street. Report relayed by amateur radio.
July 2023Flash FloodRevere-In Chelsea, several basements were flooded on Garfield and Columbus Aves.
July 2023Flash FloodRevere-In Revere, there was significant street flooding on part of Reservoir Ave near Prospect Ave. Multiple basements were flooded.
July 2023Flash FloodRevere-In Chelsea, Spruce St at Everett St was flooded and closed.
August 2019FloodRevere-In Revere, Route 1A by the Bell Circle rotary was flooded and impassable.
June 2018FloodRevere-At 1:20 AM EST, five cars were trapped in flood waters on the on the exit ramp from U.S. Route 1 to State Route 16.
June 2018FloodRevere-At 1:27 AM EST, the junction of Broadway and State Route 16 in Revere was flooded and impassable.
June 2018FloodRevere-At 1:30 AM EST, Sqier Road was reported flooded and impassable from Patriot Parkway to the circle at State Route 107.
September 2017FloodRevere-At 748 AM EST in Chelsea, the intersection of Stockton Street and Eastern Avenue was closed due to flooding.
July 2016FloodRevere-There was one foot of street flooding on a street near Revere Beach.
July 2016HailRevere-no account filed
July 2012HailRevere-no account filed
July 2012HailRevere-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Suffolk County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Crescent Beach1.1 miles43
Suffolk Downs Station1.5 miles43
Orient Heights1.5 miles46
Beachmont1.6 miles43
Chelsea1.6 miles46
Oak Island1.8 miles43
Franklin Park2.3 miles46
Winthrop Highlands2.6 miles43

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on RevereAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q54154The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 612810. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.