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 Crescent Mills (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 Crescent Mills. 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 Crescent Mills ...
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 Crescent Mills: Crescent Mls. (or less commonly used: Crescent Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Crescent Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crescent Mills.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Crescent Mills 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 Crescent Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crescent Mills:
- Hampden County (The home county of Crescent Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Mills, with the one closest to Crescent Mills listed first.
- Montgomery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Woronoco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Blandford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Chester Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Hampton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- North Blandford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- North Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- West Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Holyoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Mills, with the one closest to Crescent Mills listed first.
- East Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- North Otis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- Otis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Becket
(13 miles [20.9 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
- West Becket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Sandisfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
- Tyringham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- East Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- South Sandisfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- East Lee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Mills, with the one closest to Crescent Mills listed first.
- Whately
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- South Ashfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- Ashfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- West Hawley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- South Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Sunderland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Hawley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Leverett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Buckland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buckland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Montague
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Moores Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Mills, with the one closest to Crescent Mills listed first.
- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Southampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Westhampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- West Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Easthampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Middlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- West Chesterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- Worthington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Bay State
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Haydenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Worcester County
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Mills, with the one closest to Crescent Mills listed first.
- Rising Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- East Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
- North Granby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Granby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
- Granby
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Salmon Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- West Granby
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Suffield
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Mills, with the one closest to Crescent Mills listed first.
- Hampsted
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Colebrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- Riverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Barkhamsted
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Norfolk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
- Norfolk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
- Winsted
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Mills, with the one closest to Crescent Mills listed first.
- Somersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Somers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellington
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- State Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Windermere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crescent Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Crescent Mills.
Cemeteries Near Crescent Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crescent Mills.
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 Crescent Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crescent Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crescent Mills, with the one closest to Crescent Mills listed first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clarks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Norwich Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Webster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Farms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Blandford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Blanford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Southampton Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northeast Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Crescent Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crescent Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crescent Mills, with the one closest to Crescent Mills listed first.
- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Montgomery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Blandford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Littleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norwich is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Chester Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Southampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- North Blandford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- Loudville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loudville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- Westhampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- South Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worthington
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crescent Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crescent Mills.
Newspapers Published in Crescent Mills ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crescent Mills, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crescent Mills.
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 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 Crescent Mills:
- 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
- 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.
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| <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> | 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 Crescent Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crescent Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |