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 Chesterfield (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 Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Chesterfield was settled in 1760.
- It was incorporated in 1762.
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 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.
Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chesterfield:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Chesterfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- West Chesterfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- 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
- Swift River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Cummington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Worthington Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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
- Westhampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Haydenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Middlefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Becket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Hinsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Savoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- North Otis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - East Otis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Otis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Berkshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Coltsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coltsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
- Coltsville is located in Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- South Ashfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Ashfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Whately
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Hawley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - South Deerfield
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Sunderland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Buckland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Shelburne Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
- Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Shelburne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Charlemont
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Chester Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- 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
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- North Blandford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Blandford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Woronoco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Hampton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Holyoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Aldenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Chicopee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- 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
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- 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
- Dana ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Rising Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- East Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 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 <2>
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - North Granby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- West Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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 <2>
- West Suffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- 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>
- Granby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Suffield Depot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Suffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffield <2>
- Sherwood Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- 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)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Colebrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - North Colebrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Hampsted
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 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 <2>
- Colebrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
- Rensselaer County (NY)
- Wyomanock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Wyomanock
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Readsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readsboro <2>
- Stamford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <2>
- Readsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Stamford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Halifax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <2>
- West Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Halifax
- West Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Halifax <2>
- Whitingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- Whitingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitingham <2>
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - South Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chesterfield, see our County-by-County Page for Chesterfield.
Newspapers Published in Chesterfield ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chesterfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chesterfield, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chesterfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chesterfield:
- 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
- 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
- Litchfield 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
- Windham 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
Cemeteries Near Chesterfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chesterfield.
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 Chesterfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Torrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torrey Cemetery
- Ireland Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ireland Street Cemetery
- Bofat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bofat Cemetery
- Mt. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Cemetery
- Gate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate Cemetery
- Damon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damon Cemetery
- Converse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Converse Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
- Old Leonard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Leonard Cemetery
- Old Village Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
- The Old Village Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williamsburg Center Cemetery
- Williamsburg Center Old Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Village Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963904 <4>
- Village Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Village Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Williamsburg.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976977 <4>
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Worthington Corners.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
- Dawes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dawes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Cummington.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawes Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
- North 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 in 1895, Chesterfield had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Chesterfield had a population of 1,250 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- West Chesterfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- 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
- Ringville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Swift River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 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
- South Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Cummington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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 Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Westhampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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
- Norwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Continue List (21 more) ...
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Haydenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Spruce Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Corner
- Spruce Corner is located in Franklin County
- Leeds
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chesterfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chesterfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chesterfield. 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. |
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| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chesterfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chesterfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3918, Longitude: -72.8398 In this case, the coordinates for Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |