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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bay State had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bay State, with the one closest to Bay State listed first.

  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Northampton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • West Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Farms
    • From Bay State to West Farms
  • Leeds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Hampshire County
  • Easthampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Tom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Tom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
    • Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mount Tom
    • From Bay State to Mount Tom
  • West Hatfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Loudville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
    • Loudville is located in Hampshire County
  • Hadley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
  • Haydenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
    • Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
  • Hatfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
    • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
  • Westhampton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Hadley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Hadley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Hatfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Southampton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Holyoke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • South Hadley Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hadley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley Falls
    • South Hadley Falls is located in Hampshire County
  • Granby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
    • Granby is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
  • South Amherst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
    • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Amherst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • North Amherst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Whately
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Whately have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Whately
    • East Whately is located in Franklin County
  • Whately
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bay State, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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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