Welcome to Bay State ...
Bay State is located in Hampshire County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Bay State, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay State, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Bay State is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bay State lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bay State is within the (413) area code.
Communities Also Named Bay State ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bay State - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay State.
Communities near Bay State ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bay State.
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Chicopee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Holyoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Agawam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- West Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Ludlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - South Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bay State. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bay State.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bay State. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay State.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay State. See our Newspapers Page for Bay State.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay State ...
Looking for more information about Bay State? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bay State, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bay State.
Adding Bay State to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bay State in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bay State was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bay State post office opened in 1888.
We also found Bay State in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bay State.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bay State. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay State - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |