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Welcome to Great Swamp ...

Great Swamp is located in Hampshire County<1>.

Great Swamp is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Great Swamp lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Great Swamp: 413

Communities near Great Swamp ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Great Swamp.

  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Springfield is located in Hampden County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
  • Chicopee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
  • Enfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
  • Westfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Westfield is located in Hampden County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
  • Amherst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
  • Agawam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Agawam is located in Hampden County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
  • West Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
  • Northampton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
  • Ludlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
  • East Longmeadow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people

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 Great Swamp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Swamp.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Great Swamp. 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 Great Swamp.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Great Swamp. See our Newspapers Page for Great Swamp.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Swamp ...

Looking for more information about Great Swamp? 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 Great Swamp, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Great Swamp.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Great Swamp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.