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 Amherst Center (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 Amherst Center. 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.
Name Variations for Amherst Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Amherst Center: Amherst Ctr. (or less commonly used: Amherst Cen., Amherst Cent. or Amherst Cntr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Amherst Center is located in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Amherst Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amherst Center:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Amherst Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- East Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- West Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- North Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- South Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Hadley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - North Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- West Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Northampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Mount Tom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- Peru
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Becket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Savoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- East Otis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Drury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Drury is located in Berkshire County
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- 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
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- Leverett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Sunderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Shutesbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Whately
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Moores Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- South Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Cooleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Locks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Montague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Lake Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- Ludlow City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- 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
- Holyoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Aldenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Indian Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Ludlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Three Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Chicopee
(16 miles [25.7 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
- North Wilbraham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilbraham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Thorndike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Wilbraham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Palmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Hampton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Dana ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - North Dana ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Gilbertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Hardwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Petersham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- West Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Wheelwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- New Braintree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Athol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- Rising Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Sherwood Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <2>
- Hazardville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Suffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffield <2>
- Southwood Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - West Suffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield
- West Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Suffield <2>
- North Granby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granby
- North Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Granby <2>
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- State Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Somers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers has also been known as:
- Central Somers
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <2>
- Somersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Somersville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersville <2>
- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
- Staffordville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <2>
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- Ashuelot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashuelot
- Ashuelot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashuelot <2>
- Hinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- 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>
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- 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>
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- South Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Halifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amherst Center, see our County-by-County Page for Amherst Center.
Newspapers Published in Amherst Center ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amherst Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amherst Center, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amherst Center.
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 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 Amherst Center:
- 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 Hampshire 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
- Franklin 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
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hartford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland 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
- 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 Hampshire County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampshire County
Cemeteries Near Amherst Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amherst Center.
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 Amherst Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Amherst.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91862 <4>
- Plainville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainville Cemetery
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Brigids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Brigids Cemetery
- North Amherst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Amherst Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
- North Hadley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hadley Cemetery
- Old Hadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hadley Cemetery
- Dwight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dwight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dwight Cemetery
- Russellville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russellville Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Long Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Plain Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Northampton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
- Bridge Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90814 <4>
- Long Plain 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>
While we didn't find Amherst Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amherst Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amherst Center, with the one closest to Amherst Center listed first.
- Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- North Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- South Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- West Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- North Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Hadley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Dwight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Leverett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- North Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- West Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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
- Northampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sunderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- East Whately
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Whately have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Whately
- East Whately is located in Franklin County
- Sunderland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amherst Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amherst Center.
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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. |
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| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amherst Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amherst Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3754, Longitude: -72.5193 In this case, the coordinates for Amherst Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Amherst Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |