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 Amostown (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 Amostown. 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.
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 and hospitals 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.
Amostown is located in Hampden 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 Hampden County: Hartford (CT), Litchfield (CT), Tolland (CT), Berkshire, Hampshire & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Amostown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amostown:
- Hampden County (The home county of Amostown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- West Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Chicopee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Aldenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Feeding Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Agawam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Holyoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Hampton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Hosmer Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Longmeadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- Southwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- East Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Otis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - North Otis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Sandisfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Becket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - South Sandisfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Monterey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Peru
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - New Marlborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Southfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Tyringham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- Whately
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Leverett
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- South Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- 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
- Shutesbury
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Moores Corner
(27 miles [43.5 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 Ashfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Cooleyville
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Ashfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Locks Village
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- Southampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Easthampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- South Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Mount Tom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Granby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Northampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Westhampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Leeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Belchertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- West Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Greenwich ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Gilbertville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Fiskdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - West Brookfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Old Sturbridge Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village
- Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County
- Hardwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - North Dana ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- Rising Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 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)
- West Suffield
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <2>
- Sherwood Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield Depot
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hazardville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Southwood Acres
(12 miles [19.3 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)
- North Granby
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- Hampsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Barkhamsted
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkhamsted <2>
- Barkhamsted
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Riverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
- Pleasant Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
- New Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- New Hartford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hartford <2>
- Pine Meadow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow
- Pine Meadow is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Meadow <2>
- Puddle Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Colebrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Colebrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
- North Colebrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Winsted
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
- Winsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <2>
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- Somersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Somers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Somers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Ellington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - State Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- 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)
- Ellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
- Crystal Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Windermere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windermere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
- Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Stafford Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Stafford Springs is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford Springs <2>
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- Westford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - West Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
- West Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amostown, see our County-by-County Page for Amostown.
Newspapers Published in Amostown ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amostown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amostown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amostown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Amostown:
- 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 Hampden 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
- 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
- Hartford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Litchfield 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
- 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 Hampden County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampden County
Cemeteries Near Amostown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amostown.
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 Amostown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- Paucatuck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paucatuck Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- The St. Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91682 <4>
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
- Park Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963628 <4>
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90836 <4>
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedicts Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- The Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosary Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91525 <4>
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Ste. Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ste. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ste. Rose Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Maple Grove 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 Amostown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amostown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amostown, with the one closest to Amostown listed first.
- Mittineague
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mittineague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittineague
- Mittineague is located in Hampden County
- West Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Merrick
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Brightwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Brightwood is located in Hampden County
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Chicopee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Ingleside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Feeding Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Agawam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Athol Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athol Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol Junction
- Athol Junction is located in Hampden County
- Chicopee Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicopee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee Falls
- Chicopee Falls is located in Hampden County
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
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- Holyoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Longmeadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- South Hadley Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hadley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley Falls
- South Hadley Falls is located in Hampshire County
- Holyoke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amostown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amostown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amostown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amostown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1265, Longitude: -72.6593 In this case, the coordinates for Amostown 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 Amostown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |