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 Camp Berkshire (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 Camp Berkshire. 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.
Name Variations for Camp Berkshire ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Berkshire: Cp. Berkshire
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Camp Berkshire is located in Hampden County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may 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 Camp Berkshire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Berkshire:
- Hampden County (The home county of Camp Berkshire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- Southwick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Hosmer Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Feeding Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Agawam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- West Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Longmeadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- Hampton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Woronoco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Merrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- West Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- East Otis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Otis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Sandisfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- South Sandisfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- North Otis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- New Marlborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Southfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- West Becket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- Becket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- Gomorrah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Mill River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- Whately
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- Southampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Easthampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Westhampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- South Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Mount Tom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- West Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Granby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Bay State
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Northampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Leeds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Worcester County
- West Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- Rising Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Suffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- West Suffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Granby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,120 people
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salmon Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- Chatsworth Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
- East Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Higley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Higley Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley Village
- Suffield Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- Hampsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Barkhamsted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Meadow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Colebrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Browns Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Winsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Middlesex County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gildersleeve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- Somersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Somers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
- Ellington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Quarryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- State Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Berkshire, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Berkshire.
Cemeteries Near Camp Berkshire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Berkshire.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Camp Berkshire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Berkshire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- Old Southwick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Side of the Mountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copper Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prisoners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Viets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Suffield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zions Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery Association
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Camp Berkshire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Berkshire.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Berkshire, with the one closest to Camp Berkshire listed first.
- Southwick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- North Granby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Suffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Feeding Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- West Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Suffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- East Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Agawam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mittineague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mittineague is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittineague
- Tariffville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rainbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Berkshire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Berkshire.
Newspapers Published in Camp Berkshire ...
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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Berkshire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Berkshire, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Berkshire.
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 helpful 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 Camp Berkshire:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Hampden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- Middlesex County
- Tolland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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.
|
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Camp Berkshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Camp Berkshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |