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 Bancroft (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 Bancroft. 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 northeast 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 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.
Bancroft 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 Bancroft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bancroft:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Bancroft)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Middlefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Worthington Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
- West Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 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 Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Westhampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Cummington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Swift River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- West Farms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Southampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- 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
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Becket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- North Otis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- West Becket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Becket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Otis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - East Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Tyringham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - East Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hinsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - East Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Lenox Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Dale
- Lenox Dale is located in Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- South Ashfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Ashfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Hawley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Buckland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Whately
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Charlemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- South Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Shelburne Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
- Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County
- Shelburne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Sunderland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Dell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell is located in Franklin County
- Deerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Chester Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- North Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- North Blandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Blandford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Woronoco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Tolland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - West Granville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Granville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Hampton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - West Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hartland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartland
- West Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Hartland <3>
- East Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartland
- East Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hartland <3>
- North Granby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- 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 <3>
- Rising Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Granby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - West Granby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granby
- West Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Granby <3>
- Granby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <3>
- Salmon Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Chatsworth Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
- Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - West Suffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- 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 <3>
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- North Colebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Colebrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Colebrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Colebrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <3>
- Clayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Norfolk
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <3>
- Riverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- 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 <3>
- North Canaan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Norfolk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canaan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <3>
- East Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan
- East Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canaan <3>
- Wangum Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wangum Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
- Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Grantville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Hampsted
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Columbia County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Austerlitz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
- Austerlitz is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austerlitz <3>
- Canaan Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Canaan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <3>
- Green River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Red Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY)
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Britain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- New Britain is located in Columbia County (NY)
- New Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Moorhouse Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Copake Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Falls
- Copake Falls is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copake Falls <3>
- Harlemville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
- Harlemville is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <3>
- Craryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craryville
- Craryville is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craryville <3>
- Rensselaer County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Wyomanock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Brainard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Brainard is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainard <3>
- East Nassau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Center Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Center Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Hoag Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoag Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- West Stephentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Bennington County (VT)
- Stamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <3>
- Stamford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bancroft, see our County-by-County Page for Bancroft.
Cemeteries Near Bancroft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bancroft.
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 Bancroft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHT.813 <4>
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MIF.800 <4>
- Diney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diney Grove Cemetery
- Middlefield Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlefield Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlefield Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Leonard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Leonard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Blandford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Blandford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Blandford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Blanford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Blanford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Blanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Webster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHT.815 <4>
- Converse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Converse Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRT.805 <4>
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Otis Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otis Center Cemetery
- Norwich Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwich Bridge Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HUN.801 <4>
- Ireland Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ireland Street Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CSF.811 <4>
- Otis Center 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 Bancroft in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bancroft.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Becket Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becket Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket Center
- Becket Center is located in Berkshire County
- Middlefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Becket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Chester Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- North Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- West Becket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Becket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- 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
- North Blandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Hampden County
- South Worthington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worthington
- South Worthington is located in Hampshire County
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- Ringville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Otis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - West Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Worthington
- West Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Ringville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bancroft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bancroft.
Newspapers Published in Bancroft ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bancroft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bancroft, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bancroft.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bancroft:
- 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
- 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
- Columbia 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
- 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bancroft. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net. When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page. |
| <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 Bancroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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- Bancroft) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bancroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3093, Longitude: -73.0287 In this case, the coordinates for Bancroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |