Welcome to Dwight ...

Dwight is located in Hampshire County<1>.

The location of Dwight has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dwight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Dwight is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dwight lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dwight is located in the (413) area code.

Communities Also Named Dwight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Dwight - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan (2), Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dwight.

Communities near Dwight ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dwight.

• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
• Chicopee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Amherst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Holyoke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Agawam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Agawam is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
• West Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
  • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
• Northampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Ludlow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
• South Hadley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dwight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dwight.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dwight. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dwight.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dwight. See our Newspapers Page for Dwight.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dwight ...

Looking for more information about Dwight? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dwight, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dwight.

Adding Dwight to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dwight in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dwight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dwight post office opened in 1883.

We also found Dwight in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dwight.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dwight. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/