Massachusetts is full of historic towns and cities. Many were settled by puritans in the 17th century while others either separated from existing towns at a later date or were mill towns established by factory owners in the 19th century.
Most were incorporated as towns (meaning they received an official charter from the state or colony to become a self-governing town) but some of these towns grew so large they were later reincorporated as cities.
A few towns even became extinct when they were swallowed up by public works projects like the Quabbin reservoir and others were annexed to nearby cities.
The following is a full list of Massachusetts towns and the dates they were settled and incorporated:
Abington
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1668 / Incorporated: 1712
Acton
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1680 / Incorporated: 1735
Acushnet
County: Bristol / Settled: 1659 / Incorporated: 1860
Adams
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1762 / Incorporated: 1778
Agawam
County: Hampden / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1855
Alford
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1740 / Incorporated: 1773
Amesbury
County: Essex / Settled: 1654 / Incorporated: 1668
Amherst
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1703 / Incorporated: 1775
Andover
County: Essex / Settled: 1642 / Incorporated: 1646
Aquinnah
County: Dukes / Settled: 1669 / Incorporated: 1870
Arlington
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1807
Ashburnham
County: Worcester / Settled: 1736 / Incorporated: 1765
Ashby
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1676 / Incorporated: 1767
Ashfield
County: Franklin / Settled: 1743 / Incorporated: 1765
Ashland
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1750 / Incorporated: 1846
Athol
County: Worcester / Settled: 1735 / Incorporated: 1762
Attleboro
County: Bristol / Settled: 1634 / Incorporated (town): 1694 / Reincorporated (city): 1914
Auburn
County: Worcester / Settled: 1714 / Incorporated: 1778
Avon
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1700 / Incorporated: 1888
Ayer
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1668 / Incorporated: 1871
Barnstable
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1637 / Incorporated: 1638
Barre
County: Worcester / Settled: 1720 / Incorporated: 1774
Becket
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1740 / Incorporated: 1765
Bedford
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1640 / Incorporated: 1729
Belchertown
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1731 / Incorporated: 1761
Bellingham
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1713 / Incorporated: 1719
Belmont
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1636 / Incorporated: 1859
Berkley
County: Bristol / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1735
Berlin
County: Worcester / Settled: 1665 / Incorporated: 1812
Bernardston
County: Franklin / Settled: 1738 / Incorporated: 1762
Beverly
County: Essex / Settled: 1626 / Incorporated (town): 1668 / Reincorporated (city): 1894
Billerica
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1637 / Incorporated: 1655
Blackstone
County: Worcester / Settled: 1662 / Incorporated: 1845
Blandford
County: Hampden / Settled: 1735 / Incorporated: 1741
Bolton
County: Worcester / Settled: 1682 / Incorporated: 1738
Boston
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1625 / Incorporated (town): 1630 / Reincorporated (city): 1822
Bourne
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1640 / Incorporated: 1884
Boxborough
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1680 / Incorporated: 1835
Boxford
County: Essex / Settled: 1645 / Incorporated: 1685
Boylston
County: Worcester / Settled: 1705 / Incorporated: 1785
Braintree
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1634 / Incorporated: 1640
Brewster
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1656 / Incorporated: 1803
Bridgewater
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1650 / Incorporated: 1656
Brighton
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1806 / Annexed to Boston: 1874
Brimfield
County: Hampden / Settled: 1706 / Incorporated: 1731
Brockton
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1700 / Incorporated (town): 1821 / Incorporated (city): 1881
Brookfield
County: Worcester / Settled: 1664 / Incorporated: 1718
Brookline
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1705
Buckland
County: Franklin / Settled: 1779 / Incorporated: 1779
Burlington
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1641 / Incorporated: 1799
Cambridge
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated (town): 1636 / Reincorporated (city): 1846
Canton
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1650 / Incorporated: 1797
Carlisle
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1650 / Incorporated: 1780
Carver
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1790
Charlemont
County: Franklin / Settled: 1742 / Incorporated: 1765
Charlestown
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated (town): 1630 / Reincorporated (city): 1847 / Annexed to Boston: 1873
Charlton
County: Worcester / Settled: 1735 / Incorporated: 1775
Chatham
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1665 / Incorporated: 1712
Chelmsford
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1633 / Incorporated: 1655
Chelsea
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1624 / Incorporated (town): 1739 / Reincorporated (city): 1857
Cheshire
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1766 / Incorporated: 1793
Chester
County: Hampden / Settled: 1760 / Incorporated: 1765
Chesterfield
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1760 / Incorporated: 1762
Chicopee
County: Hampden / Settled: 1652 / Incorporated (town): 1848 / Reincorporated (city): 1890
Chilmark
County: Dukes / Settled: 1671 / Incorporated: 1714
Clarksburg
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1764 / Incorporated: 1798
Clinton
County: Worcester / Settled: 1654 / Incorporated: 1850
Cohasset
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1647 / Incorporated: 1775
Colrain
County: Franklin / Settled: 1735 / Incorporated: 1761
Concord
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1635
Conway
County: Franklin / Settled: 1762 / Incorporated: 1775
Cummington
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1762 / Incorporated: 1779
Dalton
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1755 / Incorporated: 1784
Dana
Settled: 1800 / Ceased to exist in 1938 when Quabbin Reservoir was filled in.
Danvers
County: Essex / Settled: 1632 / Incorporated: 1757
Dartmouth
County: Bristol / Settled: 1650 / Incorporated: 1664
Dedham
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1636
Deerfield
County: Franklin / Settled: 1673 / Incorporated: 1677
Dennis
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1639 / Incorporated: 1793
Dighton
County: Bristol / Settled: 1678 / Incorporated: 1712
Douglas
County: Worcester / Settled: 1721 / Incorporated: 1775
Dorchester
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1630 / Annexed to Boston: 1870
Dover
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1836
Dracut
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1664 / Incorporated: 1701
Dudley
County: Worcester / Settled: 1714 / Incorporated: 1732
Dunstable
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1656 / Incorporated: 1673
Duxbury
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1624 / Incorporated: 1637
East Bridgewater
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1649 / Incorporated: 1823
East Brookfield
County: Worcester / Settled: 1664 / Incorporated: 1920
East Longmeadow
County: Hampden / Settled: 1740 / Incorporated: 1894
Eastham
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1644 / Incorporated: 1646
Easthampton
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1664 / Incorporated: 1809
Easton
County: Bristol / Settled: 1694 / Incorporated: 1725
Edgartown
County: Dukes / Settled: 1642 / Incorporated: 1671
Egremont
Settled: Berkshire / Settled: 1730 / Incorporated: 1775
Enfield
Settled: 1815 / Ceased to exist in 1938 when Quabbin Reservoir was filled in.
Erving
County: Franklin / Settled: 1801 / Incorporated: 1838
Essex
County: Essex / Settled: 1634 / Incorporated: 1819
Everett
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated (town): 1870 / Reincorporated (city): 1892
Fairhaven
County: Bristol / Settled: 1670 / Incorporated: 1812
Fall River
County: Bristol / Incorporated: 1803 / Reincorporated: 1854
Falmouth
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1686
Fitchburg
County: Worcester / Settled: 1730 / Incorporated (town): 1764 / Reincorporated (city): 1872
Florida
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1783 / Incorporated: 1805
Foxborough
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1704 / Incorporated: 1778
Framingham
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1650 / Incorporated: 1700
Franklin
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1778
Freetown
County: Bristol / Settled: 1675 / Incorporated: 1683
Gardner
County: Worcester / Settled: 1764 / Incorporated (town): 1785 / Reincorporated (city): 1923
Georgetown
County: Essex / Settled: 1639 / Incorporated: 1838
Gill
County: Franklin / Settled: 1776 / Incorporated: 1793
Gloucester
County: Essex / Settled: 1623 / Incorporated (town): 1642 / Reincorporated (city): 1873
Goshen
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1761 / Incorporated: 1781
Gosnold
County: Dukes / Settled: 1641 / Incorporated: 1864
Grafton
County: Worcester / Settled: 1718 / Incorporated: 1735
Granby
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1727 / Incorporated: 1768
Granville
County: Hampden / Settled: 1736 / Incorporated: 1775
Great Barrington
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1726 / Incorporated: 1761
Greenfield
County: Franklin / Settled: 1686 / Incorporated: 1775
Greenwich
Settled: 1754 / Ceased to exist in 1938 when Quabbin Reservoir was filled in.
Groton
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1655 / Incorporated: 1655
Groveland
County: Essex / Settled: 1639 / Incorporated: 1850
Hadley
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1659 / Incorporated: 1661
Halifax
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1670 / Incorporated: 1734
Hamilton
County: Essex / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1793
Hampden
County: Hampden / Settled: 1741 / Incorporated: 1878
Hancock
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1767 / Incorporated: 1776
Hanover
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1649 / Incorporated: 1727
Hanson
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1632 / Incorporated: 1820
Hardwick
County: Worcester / Settled: 1737 / Incorporated: 1739
Harvard
County: Worcester / Settled: 1704 / Incorporated: 1732
Harwich
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1670 / Incorporated: 1694
Hatfield
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1661 / Incorporated: 1670
Haverhill
County: Essex / Settled: 1640 / Incorporated (town): 1641 / Reincorporated (city): 1869
Hawley
County: Franklin / Settled: 1760 / Incorporated: 1792
Heath
County: Franklin / Settled: 1765 / Incorporated: 1785
Hingham
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1635
Hinsdale
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1763 / Incorporated: 1804
Holbrook
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1710 / Incorporated: 1872
Holden
County: Worcester / Settled: 1723 / Incorporated: 1741
Holland
County: Hampden / Settled: 1725 / Incorporated: 1835
Holliston
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1659 / Incorporated: 1724
Holyoke
County: Hampden / Settled: 1745 / Incorporated (town): 1850 / Incorporated (city): 1873
Hopedale
County: Worcester / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1886
Hopkinton
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1715 / Incorporated: 1715
Hubbardston
County: Worcester / Settled: 1734 / Incorporated: 1775
Hudson
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1699 / Incorporated: 1866
Hull
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1624 / Incorporated: 1644
Huntington
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1769 / Incorporated: 1775
Hyde Park
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1868 / Annexed to Boston: 1912
Ipswich
County: Essex / Settled: 1633 / Incorporated: 1634
Kingston
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1620 / Incorporated: 1726
Lakeville
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1717 / Incorporated: 1853
Lancaster
County: Worcester / Settled: 1643 / Incorporated: 1653
Lanesborough
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1753 / Incorporated: 1765
Lawrence
County: Essex / Settled: 1655 / Incorporated (town): 1847 / Reincorporated (city): 1853
Lee
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1760 / Incorporated: 1777
Leicester
County: Worcester / Settled: 1713 / Incorporated: 1714
Lenox
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1750 / Incorporated: 1775
Leominster
County: Worcester / Settled: 1653 / Incorporated (town): 1740 / Reincorporated (city): 1915
Leverett
County: Franklin / Settled: 1713 / Incorporated: 1774
Lexington
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1640 / Incorporated: 1713
Leyden
County: Franklin / Settled: 1738 / Incorporated: 1809
Lincoln
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1650 / Incorporated: 1754
Littleton
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1686 / Incorporated: 1715
Longmeadow
County: Hampden / Settled: 1644 / Incorporated: 1783
Lowell
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1653 / Incorporated (town): 1826 / Reincorporated (city): 1836
Ludlow
County: Hampden / Settled: 1751 / Incorporated: 1775
Lunenburg
County: Worcester / Settled: 1721 / Incorporated: 1728
Lynn
County: Essex / Incorporated: 1850
Lynnfield
County: Essex / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1814
Malden
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1640 / Incorporated: 1649 / Reincorporated: 1881
Manchester-by-the-Sea
County: Essex / Settled: 1629 / Incorporated: 1645
Mansfield
County: Bristol / Settled: 1659 / Incorporated: 1775
Marblehead
County: Essex / Settled: 1629 / Incorporated: 1649
Marion
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1679 / Incorporated: 1852
Marlborough
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1657 / Incorporated (town): 1660 / Reincorporated (city): 1890
Marshfield
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1632 / Incorporated: 1640
Mashpee
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1870
Mattapoisett
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1750 / Incorporated: 1857
Maynard
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1871
Medfield
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1649 / Incorporated: 1651
Medford
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1892
Medway
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1657 / Incorporated: 1713
Melrose
County: Middlesex / Incorporated: 1850 / Reincorporated: 1899
Mendon
County: Worcester / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1667
Merrimac
County: Essex / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1876
Methuen
County: Essex / Settled: 1642 / Incorporated: 1725
Middleborough
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1669
Middlefield
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1780 / Incorporated: 1783
Middleton
County: Essex / Settled: 1659 / Incorporated: 1728
Milford
County: Worcester / Settled: 1662 / Incorporated: 1780
Millbury
County: Worcester / Settled: 1716 / Incorporated: 1813
Millis
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1657 / Incorporated: 1885
Millville
County: Worcester / Settled: 1662 / Incorporated: 1916
Milton
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1636 / Incorporated: 1662
Monroe
County: Franklin / Settled: 1800 / Incorporated: 1822
Monson
County: Hampden / Settled: 1715 / Incorporated: 1775
Montague
County: Franklin / Settled: 1715 / Incorporated: 1775
Monterey
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1739 / Incorporated: 1847
Montgomery
County: Hampden / Settled: 1767 / Incorporated: 1780
Mount Washington
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1692 / Incorporated: 1779
Nahant
County: Essex / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1853
Nantucket
County: Nantucket / Settled: 1641 / Incorporated: 1671
Natick
County: Middlesex / Settled; 1718 / Incorporated: 1781
Needham
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1680 / Incorporated: 1711
New Ashford
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1762 / Incorporated: 1835
New Bedford
County: Bristol / Settled: 1640 / Incorporated: 1787 / Reincorporated: 1847
New Braintree
County: Worcester / Settled: 1709 / Incorporated: 1775
New Marlborough
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1738 / Incorporated: 1775
New Salem
County: Franklin / Settled: 1737 / Incorporated: 1775
Newbury
County: Essex / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1635
Newburyport
County: Essex / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated (town): 1764 / Reincorporated (city): 1851
Newton
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1639 / Incorporated: 1688 / Reincorporated: 1873
Norfolk
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1795 / Incorporated: 1870
North Adams
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1737 / Incorporated (town): 1878 / Reincorporated (city): 1895
North Andover
County: Essex / Settled: 1644 / Incorporated: 1855
North Attleborough
County: Bristol / Settled: 1669 / Incorporated: 1887
North Brookfield
County: Worcester / Settled: 1664 / Incorporated: 1812
North Reading
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1651 / Incorporated: 1853
Northampton
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1654 / Incorporated (town): 1656 / Reincorporated (city): 1883
Northborough
County: Worcester / Settled: 1672 / Incorporated: 1775
Northbridge
County: Worcester / Settled: 1704 / Incorporated: 1775
Northfield
County: Franklin / Settled: 1673 / Incorporated: 1723
Norton
County: Bristol / Settled: 1669 / Incorporated: 1711
Norwell
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1634 / Incorporated: 1849
Norwood
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1678 / Incorporated: 1872
Oak Bluffs
County: Dukes / Settled: 1642 / Incorporated: 1880
Oakham
County: Worcester / Settled: 1749 / Incorporated: 1775
Orange
County: Franklin / Settled: 1746 / Incorporated: 1810
Orleans
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1693 / Incorporated: 1797
Otis
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1735 / Incorporated: 1773
Oxford
County: Worcester / Settled: 1687 / Incorporated: 1713
Palmer
County: Hampden / Settled: 1727 / Incorporated: 1775
Paxton
County: Worcester / Settled: 1749 / Incorporated: 1775
Peabody
County: Essex / Settled: 1626 / Incorporated (town): 1868 / Reincorporated (city): 1916
Pelham
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1738 / Incorporated: 1743
Pembroke
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1650 / Incorporated: 1712
Pepperell
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1720 / Incorporated: 1775
Peru
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1767 / Incorporated: 1771
Petersham
County: Worcester / Settled: 1733 / Incorporated: 1754
Phillipston
County: Worcester / Settled: 1751 / Incorporated: 1786
Pittsfield
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1752 / Incorporated (town): 1761 / Reincorporated (city): 1891
Plainfield
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1770 / Incorporated: 1807
Plainville
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1661 / Incorporated: 1905
Plymouth
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1620 / Incorporated: 1620
Plympton
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1662 / Incorporated: 1707
Prescott
Incorporated: 1822 / Ceased to exist in 1938 when Quabbin Reservoir was filled in
Princeton
County: Worcester / Settled: 1743 / Incorporated: 1771
Provincetown
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1700 / Incorporated: 1727
Quincy
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1625 / Incorporated (town): 1792 / Reincorporated (city): 1888
Randolph
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1710 / Incorporated: 1793
Raynham
County: Bristol / Settled: 1652 / Incorporated: 1731
Reading
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1639 / Incorporated: 1644
Rehoboth
County: Bristol / Settled: 1636 / Incorporated: 1645
Revere
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated (town): 1846 / Reincorporated (city): 1914
Richmond
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1760 / Incorporated: 1765
Rochester
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1686
Rockland
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1673 / Incorporated: 1874
Rockport
County: Essex / Settled: 1623 / Incorporated: 1840
Rowe
County: Franklin / Settled: 1762 / Incorporated: 1785
Rowley
County: Essex / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1639
Roxbury
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated (town): 1630 / Reincorporated (city): 1846 / Annexed to Boston: 1868
Royalston
County: Worcester / Settled: 1762 / Incorporated: 1765
Russell
County: Hampden / Settled: 1782 / Incorporated: 1792
Rutland
County: Worcester / Settled: 1686 / Incorporated: 1713
Salem
County: Essex / Settled: 1626 / Incorporated (town): 1629 / Reincorporated (city): 1836
Salisbury
County: Essex / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1639
Sandisfield
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1750 / Incorporated: 1762
Sandwich
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1639
Saugus
County: Essex / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1815
Savoy
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1777 / Incorporated: 1797
Scituate
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1636
Seekonk
County: Bristol / Settled: 1636 / Incorporated: 1812
Sharon
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1650 / Incorporated: 1775
Sheffield
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1726 / Incorporated: 1733
Shelburne
County: Franklin / Settled: 1756 / Incorporated: 1775
Sherborn
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1652 / Incorporated: 1674
Shirley
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1720 / Incorporated: 1775
Shrewsbury
County: Worcester / Settled: 1722 / Incorporated: 1727
Shutesbury
County: Franklin / Settled: 1735 / Incorporated: 1761
Somerset
County: Bristol / Settled: 1677 / Incorporated: 1790
Somerville
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated (town): 1842 / Reincorporated (city): 1872
South Hadley
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1659 / Incorporated: 1775
Southampton
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1732 / Incorporated: 1775
Southborough
County: Worcester / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1727
Southbridge
County: Worcester / Settled: 1730 / Incorporated: 1816
Southwick
County: Hampden / Settled: 1770 / Incorporated: 1775
Spencer
County: Worcester / Settled: 1721 / Incorporated: 1775
Springfield
County: Hampden / Settled: 1636 / Incorporated (town): 1636 / Reincorporated (city): 1852
Sterling
County: Worcester / Settled: 1720 / Incorporated: 1781
Stockbridge
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1734 / Incorporated: 1739
Stoneham
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1645 / Incorporated: 1725
Stoughton
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1713 / Incorporated: 1726
Stow
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1681 / Incorporated: 1683
Sturbridge
County: Worcester / Settled: 1729 / Incorporated: 1738
Sudbury
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1639
Sunderland
County: Franklin / Settled: 1673 / Incorporated: 1718
Sutton
County: Worcester / Settled: 1704 / Incorporated: 1714
Swampscott
County: Essex / Settled: 1629 / Incorporated: 1852
Swansea
County: Bristol / Settled: 1667 / Incorporated: 1667
Taunton
County: Bristol / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated (town): 1639 / Reincorporated (city): 1864
Templeton
County: Worcester / Settled: 1751 / Incorporated: 1762
Tewksbury
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1637 / Incorporated: 1734
Tisbury
County: Dukes / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1671
Tolland
County: Hampden / Settled: 1750 / Incorporated: 1810
Topsfield
County: Essex / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1650
Townsend
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1676 / Incorporated: 1732
Truro
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1700 / Incorporated: 1709
Tyngsborough
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1661 / Incorporated: 1809
Tyringham
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1735 / Incorporated: 1762
Upton
County: Worcester / Settled: 1728 / Incorporated: 1735
Uxbridge
County: Worcester / Settled: 1662 / Incorporated: 1727
Wakefield
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1639 / Incorporated: 1812
Wales
County: Hampden / Settled: 1726 / Incorporated: 1775
Walpole
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1659 / Incorporated: 1724
Waltham
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1634 / Incorporated (town): 1738 / Reincorporated (city): 1884
Ware
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1717 / Incorporated: 1775
Wareham
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1678 / Incorporated: 1739
Warren
County: Worcester / Settled: 1664 / Incorporated: 1742
Warwick
County: Franklin / Settled: 1739 / Incorporated: 1763
Washington
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1760 / Incorporated: 1777
Watertown
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1630
Wayland
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1638 / Incorporated: 1780
Webster
County: Worcester / Settled: 1713 / Incorporated: 1832
Wellesley
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1881
Wellfleet
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1724 / Incorporated: 1775
Wendell
County: Franklin / Settled: 1754 / Incorporated: 1781
Wenham
County: Essex / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1643
West Boylston
County: Worcester / Settled: 1642 / Incorporated: 1808
West Bridgewater
County: Plymouth / Settle: 1651 / Incorporated: 1822
West Brookfield
County: Worcester / Settle: 1664 / Incorporated: 1848
West Newbury
County: Essex / Settle: 1635 / Incorporated: 1819
West Roxbury
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1630 / Incorporated: 1851 / Annexed to Boston: 1874
West Springfield
County: Hampden / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated: 1774
West Stockbridge
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1766 / Incorporated: 1775
West Tisbury
County: Dukes / Settled: 1669 / Incorporated: 1892
Westborough
County: Worcester / Settled: 1675 / Incorporated: 1717
Westfield
County: Hampden / Settled: 1660 / Incorporated (town): 1669 / Reincorporated (city): 1920
Westford
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1729
Westhampton
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1762 / Incorporated: 1778
Westminster
County: Worcester / Settled: 1737 / Incorporated: 1770
Weston
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1642 / Incorporated: 1713
Westport
County: Bristol / Settled: 1670 / Incorporated: 1787
Westwood
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1640 / Incorporated: 1897
Weymouth
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1622 / Incorporated: 1635
Whately
County: Franklin / Settled: 1672 / Incorporated: 1771
Whitman
County: Plymouth / Settled: 1670 / Incorporated: 1875
Wilbraham
County: Hampden / Settled: 1730 / Incorporated: 1763
Williamsburg
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1735 / Incorporated: 1771
Williamstown
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1749 / Incorporated: 1765
Wilmington
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1639 / Incorporated: 1730
Winchendon
County: Worcester / Settled: 1753 / Incorporated: 1764
Winchester
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1640 / Incorporated: 1850
Windsor
County: Berkshire / Settled: 1767 / Incorporated: 1771
Winthrop
County: Suffolk / Settled: 1635 / Incorporated: 1852
Woburn
County: Middlesex / Settled: 1640 / Incorporated (town): 1642 / Reincorporated (city): 1889
Worcester
County: Worcester / Settled: 1673 / Incorporated (town): 1684 / Reincorporated (city): 1848
Worthington
County: Hampshire / Settled: 1764 / Incorporated: 1768
Wrentham
County: Norfolk / Settled: 1669 / Incorporated: 1673
Yarmouth
County: Barnstable / Settled: 1639 / Incorporated: 1639
For more info on historic places in the state, check out this article on the oldest towns in Massachusetts, or this article on ghost towns in Massachusetts or this article on Massachusetts historic sites.
Sources:
“Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates.” Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisctlist/ctlistalph.htm