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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Factory Village. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Factory Village to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Factory Village, please Contact Us.
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 Factory Village (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 Factory Village. 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 Factory Village ...
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 Factory Village: Factory Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Factory Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Factory Village.
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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Factory Village is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Cheshire (NH) & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Factory Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Factory Village:
- Franklin County (The home county of Factory Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- Turners Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
- Montague City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Bernardston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Gill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- East Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
- Millers Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Lake Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- Mount Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Montague
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Leyden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Erving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- Drury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- East Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Florida
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Savoy Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
- Savoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Peru
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
- Briggsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Adams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- North Adams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Renfrew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Zylonite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Arnoldville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- Ludlow City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- North Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- Holyoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Chester Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Aldenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- North Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Hatfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Amherst Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- East Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- West Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- Hatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- West Hatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Haydenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- Athol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- Royalston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Petersham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Phillipston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Brooks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Goulding Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Baldwinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Templeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Hardwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- Hinsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashuelot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spofford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Swanzey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Swanzey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Swanzey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzwilliam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Westmoreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- Readsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Readsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Stamford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Searsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Stamford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- South Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Fairview Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Brattleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Brattleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Halifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Ames Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Factory Village, see our County-by-County Page for Factory Village.
Cemeteries Near Factory Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Factory Village.
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 Factory Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Factory Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burnham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Meadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- East Mineral Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gill Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Factory Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Factory Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Factory Village, with the one closest to Factory Village listed first.
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Montague City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Cheapside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheapside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- East Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
- Millers Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
- Gill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Bernardston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Lake Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- Northfield Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Northfield Farms is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Farms
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Montague
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Mount Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- East Shelburne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Shelburne is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelburne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Factory Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Factory Village.
Newspapers Published in Factory Village ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Factory Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Factory Village, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Factory Village.
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 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 Factory Village:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- Cheshire County
- Bennington County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Factory Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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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| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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- Factory Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |