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 Belchertown (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 Belchertown. 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.
A Few Details for Belchertown ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Belchertown was settled in 1731.
- It was incorporated in 1761.
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.
Belchertown 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 Belchertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belchertown:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Belchertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belchertown, with the one closest to Belchertown listed first.
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Bondsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- South Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- West Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- East Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- South Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Amherst Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belchertown, with the one closest to Belchertown listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Shutesbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Cooleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Leverett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Locks Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Moores Corner
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Sunderland
(15 miles [24.1 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
- New Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Whately
(16 miles [25.7 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
- South Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Montague
(18 miles [29 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
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belchertown, with the one closest to Belchertown listed first.
- Three Rivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Ludlow City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Thorndike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - North Wilbraham
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Ludlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Tenneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Indian Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Wilbraham
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Monson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Aldenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville 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
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belchertown, with the one closest to Belchertown listed first.
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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
- West Warren
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Gilbertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hardwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dana ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - West Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 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
- 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
- New Braintree
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Wheelwright
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Brookfield
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belchertown, with the one closest to Belchertown listed first.
- Sherwood Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Hazardville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <2>
- Thompsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Southwood Acres
(23 miles [37 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)
- Rising Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield Depot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffield <2>
- West Suffield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Mill Pond Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belchertown, with the one closest to Belchertown listed first.
- State Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Somers
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <2>
- Stafford Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- 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>
- Crystal Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Ellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belchertown, with the one closest to Belchertown listed first.
- Westford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Quinebaug
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- West Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Woodstock Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock Valley
- Woodstock Valley is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock Valley <2>
- Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - East Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Woodstock
- East Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Woodstock <2>
- Fabyan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <2>
- Eastford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Eastford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Eastford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastford <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belchertown, see our County-by-County Page for Belchertown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Belchertown ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belchertown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Belchertown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Belchertown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Belchertown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of Belchertown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Belchertown:
- 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
- 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
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin 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 Belchertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belchertown.
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 Belchertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belchertown, with the one closest to Belchertown listed first.
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Lake Vale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- The Lake Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Metacomet Cemetery
- Pond Hill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Vale Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Quabbin Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quabbin Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91487 <4>
- Dwight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Munsell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munsell Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Munsing Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munsing Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munsing Street Cemetery
- Ludlow Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ludlow Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Center Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
- Four Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Corners Cemetery
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- Palmer Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Center Cemetery
- Valley 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belchertown had a population of 920 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Belchertown had a population of 15,103 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belchertown, with the one closest to Belchertown listed first.
- West Ware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Enfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Dwight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Bondsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Ludlow Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Center
- Ludlow Center is located in Hampden County
- Three Rivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Whipples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - South Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Red Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Thorndike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - West Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Ludlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thorndike
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belchertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belchertown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Belchertown: www.belchertown.org/
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belchertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belchertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2769, Longitude: -72.4009 In this case, the coordinates for Belchertown 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 Belchertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |