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 Colrain (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 Colrain. 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.
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 and hospitals 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.
Colrain is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Cheshire (NH) & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Colrain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colrain:
- Franklin County (The home county of Colrain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Foundry Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
- Shattuckville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
- Leyden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Shelburne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Shelburne Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
- Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County
- Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- North Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
- North Heath is located in Franklin County
- Bernardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Buckland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell is located in Franklin County
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County
- Montague City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Drury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Drury is located in Berkshire County
- Florida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Savoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- North Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Renfrew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Arnoldville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County
- Greylock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Town Crest Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Crest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Cheshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Chester Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Goshen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Cummington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Swift River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- North Hatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Chesterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Haydenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- 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
- North Amherst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- West Chesterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Hatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - West Hatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Worthington Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Athol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Royalston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Petersham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Phillipston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Brooks Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Hinsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <2>
- Ashuelot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashuelot
- Ashuelot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashuelot <2>
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <2>
- Spofford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
- Spofford is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spofford <2>
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- West Swanzey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanzey
- West Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Swanzey <2>
- Westmoreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
- Westmoreland is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <2>
- East Swanzey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Swanzey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
- Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <2>
- Keene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Keene is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <2>
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Readsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readsboro <2>
- Readsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Stamford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <2>
- Searsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Stamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Woodford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Woodford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodford <2>
- Woodford Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Pownal Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Pownal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Glastenbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
- Glastenbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Bennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <2>
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - West Halifax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Whitingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitingham <2>
- Whitingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- South Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Ames Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Marlboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Marlboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlboro <2>
- Brattleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Fairview Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colrain, see our County-by-County Page for Colrain.
Newspapers Published in Colrain ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colrain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colrain, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colrain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Colrain:
- 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 Franklin 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
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire 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
- Cheshire 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 Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
Cemeteries Near Colrain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colrain.
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 Colrain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Chandler Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Hill Cemetery
- North River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North River Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Cemetery
- Brick School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick School Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- West Leyden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Leyden Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
- Arms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arms Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Billings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Cemetery
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- Stark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
- Cristian Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cristian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cristian Hill Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Stark 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.<4>
While we didn't find Colrain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colrain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colrain, with the one closest to Colrain listed first.
- Griswoldville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswoldville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Griswoldville is located in Franklin County
- Shattuckville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
- West Leyden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leyden
- West Leyden is located in Franklin County
- Adamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Franklin County
- Elm Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - East Shelburne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelburne
- East Shelburne is located in Franklin County
- Leyden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - East Charlemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charlemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlemont
- East Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - North Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
- North Heath is located in Franklin County
- Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Buckland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Bernardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Halifax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colrain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colrain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colrain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colrain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6731, Longitude: -72.6968 In this case, the coordinates for Colrain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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 Colrain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |