Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ashfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ashfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
A Few Details for Ashfield ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Ashfield was settled in 1743.
- It was incorporated in 1765.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ashfield is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Cheshire (NH) & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Ashfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashfield:
- Franklin County (The home county of Ashfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- South Ashfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Buckland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Shelburne Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
- Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County
- Hawley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Shelburne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Shattuckville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
- Charlemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- South Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Whately
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell is located in Franklin County
- Foundry Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- Savoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Drury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Drury is located in Berkshire County
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Florida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Arnoldville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County
- Renfrew
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Adams
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Hinsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Town Crest Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Crest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Cheshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Dalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- Chester Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Holyoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- North Blandford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Blandford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Hampton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Woronoco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Ludlow City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Aldenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Chicopee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Cummington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Swift River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- West Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Worthington Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County
- Haydenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- North Hatfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Worthington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- West Hatfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Dana ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Greenwich ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Athol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Petersham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- Hinsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <2>
- Ashuelot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashuelot
- Ashuelot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashuelot <2>
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <2>
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- Rensselaer County (NY)
- Wyomanock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Wyomanock
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- Readsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readsboro <2>
- Readsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Stamford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <2>
- Stamford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Searsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Pownal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Pownal Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodford <2>
- Woodford Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <2>
- West Halifax
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Halifax
- West Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Halifax <2>
- Whitingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- Whitingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitingham <2>
- Guilford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - South Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Ames Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Marlboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Marlboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlboro <2>
- Brattleboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Fairview Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashfield, see our County-by-County Page for Ashfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ashfield ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ashfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ashfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ashfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of Ashfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ashfield:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cheshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rensselaer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bennington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
Cemeteries Near Ashfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashfield.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Ashfield Plain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashfield Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashfield Plain Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Cemetery
- North Shirkshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Shirkshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Shirkshire Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
- Cricket Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cricket Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cricket Hill Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Doane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doane Cemetery
- Leavitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavitt Cemetery
- Boyden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyden Cemetery
- Shelburne Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelburne Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91700 <4>
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Arms Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arms Cemetery
- Dawes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dawes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Cummington.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawes Cemetery
- Southpart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southpart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southpart Cemetery
- Arms Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ashfield had a population of 220 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ashfield had a population of 1,720 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashfield, with the one closest to Ashfield listed first.
- South Ashfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Spruce Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Corner
- Spruce Corner is located in Franklin County
- Buckland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Hawley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - East Charlemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charlemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlemont
- East Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Cummington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Swift River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Bardwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - West Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Deerfield
- West Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Charlemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Shattuckville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
- West Hawley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- West Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Shattuckville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5258, Longitude: -72.7894 |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ashfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |