Chelsea, Industrial city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Chelsea extends over 2.46 square miles on the Mystic River banks, opposite to Boston, making it the smallest city in Massachusetts by total area.
Samuel Maverick established the first European trading post in 1624 at Winnisimmet, the original Native American name for the current Chelsea territory.
The city experienced substantial demographic changes through waves of immigration, particularly from Russian and Eastern European Jewish communities during the 1800s.
The Chelsea Electricity Choice program introduces new energy options for residents starting June 2024, offering alternatives for household power consumption.
The Battle of Chelsea Creek in 1775 marked one of the initial naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts waters.
Location: Suffolk County
Inception: 1624
Elevation above the sea: 3 m
Shares border with: Boston
Website: http://chelseama.gov
GPS coordinates: 42.39167,-71.03333
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:31
Bunker Hill Monument
2.8 km
Boston Navy Yard
2.3 km
Tobin Bridge
1.4 km
USS Cassin Young
2.8 km
Breed's Hill
2.8 km
Chelsea Street Bridge
1.1 km
Eagle Hill Historic District
1.2 km
Revere Beach Parkway
1.5 km
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
2.4 km
Congregation Agudath Shalom
370 m
Andrew P. McArdle Memorial Bridge
811 m
Massachusetts Korean War Memorial
2.5 km
Donald McKay House
1.2 km
Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
1.8 km
Mary Ellen Welch Greenway
1.8 km
Bellingham Square Historic District
124 m
Trinity Neighborhood House
1.4 km
Monument Square Historic District
2.8 km
C. Henry Kimball House
1.2 km
Naval Hospital Boston Historic District
1.1 km
Baker Congregational Church
1.6 km
Bennington Street Burying Ground
1.6 km
Immaculate Conception Rectory
2.5 km
Bellingham-Cary House
860 m
James O. Conway Memorial
2.8 km
Downtown Chelsea Residential Historic District
441 m
Theodore Lyman School
2.2 km
East Boston Branch Library
1.8 kmReviews
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