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 Otis (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 Otis. 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 Otis ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Otis: E. Otis
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
East Otis is located in Berkshire 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 Berkshire County: Litchfield (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Columbia (NY), Rensselaer (NY) & Bennington (VT).
Below are the counties that are near East Otis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Otis:
- Berkshire County (The home county of East Otis)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- Otis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - North Otis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Sandisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- West Becket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Becket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Tyringham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - South Sandisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- New Marlborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Becket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Southfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- East Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Mill River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- South Ashfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Ashfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Whately
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Hawley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Conway
(28 miles [45.1 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
- South Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Sunderland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- North Blandford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Blandford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Tolland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - West Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Granville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Chester Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Woronoco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- North Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hampton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Southwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Middlefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Southampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Westhampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Worthington Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County
- West Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- West Farms
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Easthampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Swift River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Cummington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Bay State
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- West Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hartland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- 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 <3>
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - East Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- North Granby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Granby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - West Granby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granby
- West Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Granby <3>
- Granby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <3>
- Rising Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Salmon Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- North Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
- North Canton is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Chatsworth Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
- Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- East Granby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
- East Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,120 people
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- North Colebrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Colebrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Colebrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Colebrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <3>
- Riverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Norfolk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Norfolk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <3>
- Grantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Hampsted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - East Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan
- East Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canaan <3>
- North Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Barkhamsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Barkhamsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkhamsted <3>
- Tolland County (CT)
- Somersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Somersville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersville <3>
- Somersville
- Columbia County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- Green River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Austerlitz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
- Austerlitz is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austerlitz <3>
- Copake Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Falls
- Copake Falls is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copake Falls <3>
- Canaan Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Canaan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <3>
- Weed Mines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weed Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Red Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Copake Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Craryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craryville
- Craryville is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craryville <3>
- Moorhouse Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County (NY)
- New Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Harlemville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
- Harlemville is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Ancramdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancramdale
- Ancramdale is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ancramdale <3>
- Dutchess County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- Irondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Millerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Millerton is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>
- Rensselaer County (NY)
- Wyomanock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Wyomanock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Otis, see our County-by-County Page for East Otis.
Cemeteries Near East Otis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Otis.
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 East Otis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- North Blandford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Blandford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Blandford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Blanford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Blanford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Blanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Otis Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otis Center Cemetery
- Beech Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Plain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SAN.800 <4>
- Warfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLA.802 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280914 <5>
- West Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Montville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tolland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CHT.813 <4>
- Dubois Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubois Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubois Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- South Quarter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Quarter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Quarter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Roberts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- South Quarter 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.<6>
While we didn't find East Otis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Otis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Otis, with the one closest to East Otis listed first.
- North Blandford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Otis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Berkshire County
- Blandford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - West Otis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Tolland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Becket Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becket Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket Center
- Becket Center is located in Berkshire County
- Sandisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - West Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Granville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- West Becket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Becket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Sandisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- South Sandisfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Otis. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Otis.
Newspapers Published in East Otis ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Otis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Otis, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Otis.
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 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 Otis:
- 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 Berkshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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
- Hampshire 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
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dutchess 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
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Berkshire County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Berkshire County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Otis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Otis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Otis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Otis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1734, Longitude: -73.0345 In this case, the coordinates for East Otis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |