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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 Granville (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 Granville. 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.

A Few Details for Granville ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Granville was settled in 1736.
  • It was incorporated in 1775.

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 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.

Granville 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 Granville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Granville:

  • Hampden County     (The home county of Granville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Southwick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Southwick is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
    • West Granville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • West Granville is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
    • Hosmer Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
    • Woronoco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Woronoco is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
    • Westfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
    • Russell
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Hampton Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
    • Blandford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Blandford is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Tolland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Tolland is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Feeding Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Montgomery is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
    • North Blandford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Blandford is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
  • Berkshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • East Otis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Otis is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
    • Otis
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
    • North Otis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • North Otis is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
    • Monterey
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Becket is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
    • New Marlborough
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
    • Becket
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Becket is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
    • Clayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Clayton is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Gomorrah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Whately
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Whately is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
    • South Ashfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Huntington
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Southampton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
    • Westhampton
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Easthampton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
    • West Farms
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • West Farms is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
    • 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
    • Middlefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Bay State
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay State is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Florence is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Leeds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Leeds is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • 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
  • Hartford County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • North Granby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East Hartland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
    • West Hartland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rising Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
    • Granby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
    • West Granby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hartland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Granby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
    • Chatsworth Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
    • East Granby
      (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Hampsted
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
    • Barkhamsted
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Riverton
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Pleasant Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Colebrook
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Colebrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Colebrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
    • Pine Meadow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Puddle Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
    • New Hartford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Winsted
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolland County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Somersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Somers
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers has also been known as:
      • Central Somers
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <1>
    • Ellington
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Windermere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
    • Rockville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Crystal Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Quarryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quarryville is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • State Line
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Granville, see our County-by-County Page for Granville.

Cemeteries Near Granville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granville.

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 Granville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Granville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.

  • Silver Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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]<2> 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 <3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91031 <4>
  • Northeast Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • New Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Southwick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cooley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Hartland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Warfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Quarter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (429 more) ...
    • West Side of the Mountain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tolland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Granby 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 Granville had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Granville had a population of 1,606 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.

  • Southwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Southwick is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
  • West Granville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Granville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
  • East Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Granby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • West Granby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Westfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
  • Granby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blandford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blandford is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Russell
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Tolland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tolland is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Barkhamsted
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Feeding Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
    • Riverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Granville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Granville.

Newspapers Published in Granville ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granville.

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 Granville:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Granville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.

<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>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 Granville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.