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 East Brimfield (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 East Brimfield. 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 East Brimfield ...
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 East Brimfield: E. Brimfield
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 southeast 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
East Brimfield 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 East Brimfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Brimfield:
- Hampden County (The home county of East Brimfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- Brimfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- West Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Monson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Tenneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Palmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- South Factory Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thorndike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- State Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Three Rivers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Hampden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Millington ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Cooleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Shutesbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- New Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Leverett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Locks Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Bondsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Belchertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Granby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- South Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- West Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Amherst Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- Fiskdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- Old Sturbridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sturbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Globe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Southbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
- Charlton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- West Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- West Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Charlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
- Charlton Depot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
- Hazardville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Sherwood Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Mill Pond Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Enfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Broad Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
- Southwood Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Thompsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Windsorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- Spring Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Suffield Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Staffordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Stafford Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Willington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Crystal Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Somers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- Quinebaug
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Woodstock Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fabyan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Westford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Eastford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- Eastford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eastford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
- North Grosvenor Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- West Glocester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Burrillville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Pascoag
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Harrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Foster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Whipple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Chepachet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Nasonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Simmons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Glocester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Brimfield, see our County-by-County Page for East Brimfield.
Cemeteries Near East Brimfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Brimfield.
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 East Brimfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Brimfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- St. Annes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brimfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Notre Dame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- The St. George Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91569 <3>
- Grouts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moulton Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (458 more) ...
- Podunk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Notre Dame 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Brimfield had a population of 130 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Brimfield, with the one closest to East Brimfield listed first.
- Fiskdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- Brimfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Sturbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Mashapaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mashapaug is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashapaug
- Globe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Southbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
- Sandersdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandersdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersdale
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- West Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charlton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- West Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Brimfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Brimfield.
Newspapers Published in East Brimfield ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Brimfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Brimfield, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Brimfield.
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 East Brimfield:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Hampden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- Hartford County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Providence 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Brimfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Brimfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |