Welcome to East Whately ...
East Whately is located in Franklin County<1>.
The location of East Whately has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Whately, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
A typical abbreviation for East Whately: E. Whately
East Whately is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: East Whately lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near East Whately ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Whately.
- Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Holyoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Northampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- South Hadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Easthampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Belchertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Montague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Granby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 East Whately. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Whately.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Whately. 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 East Whately.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Whately. See our Newspapers Page for East Whately.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Whately ...
Looking for more information about East Whately? 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 East Whately, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Whately.
Adding East Whately to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Whately 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 East Whately was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the East Whately post office opened in 1833.
We also found East Whately in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Whately.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Whately. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Whately - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |