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 Gillett Corner (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 Gillett Corner. 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 Gillett Corner ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gillett Corner: Gillett Cor. (or less commonly used: Gillett Crn.)
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 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.
Gillett Corner 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 Gillett Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gillett Corner:
- Hampden County (The home county of Gillett Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Southwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Hosmer Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- West Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Agawam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Hampton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Woronoco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Merrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- West Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Longmeadow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- East Otis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Sandisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- South Sandisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- North Otis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- New Marlborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Southfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Monterey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- West Becket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Gomorrah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Mill River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Franklin County
- Whately
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Southampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Easthampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- West Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Westhampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Mount Tom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- South Hadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Bay State
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Granby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Leeds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Northampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- Worcester County
- West Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Rising Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- North Granby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salmon Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- East Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,120 people
- Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- West Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
- West Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
- East Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higley Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley Village
- East Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Hampsted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Barkhamsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Meadow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Winsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Browns Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- New Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Colebrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Middlesex County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gildersleeve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
- New Haven County (CT)
- Wolcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wolcott is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Somersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Somers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Ellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
- Ellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Tolland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gillett Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Gillett Corner.
Cemeteries Near Gillett Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gillett Corner.
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 Gillett Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gillett Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Old Southwick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Side of the Mountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copper Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Street Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Westfield.
- The Silver Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Granville Cemetery
- Southeast Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRN.806 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91031 <3>
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Granby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prisoners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Viets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Suffield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Zions Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery Association
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Gillett Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gillett Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Southwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- North Granby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- West Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Suffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Hoskins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoskins is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Tariffville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rainbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- West Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gillett Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gillett Corner.
Newspapers Published in Gillett Corner ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillett Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gillett Corner, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gillett Corner.
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 Gillett Corner:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Hampden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- Middlesex County
- New Haven County
- Tolland 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gillett Corner) 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 Gillett Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |