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Welcome to Greenwich ...

So far, we found very little information about Greenwich. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Greenwich to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greenwich, please Contact Us.

Greenwich would have been located within present day Worcester County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenwich, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1901. The community was inundated by the Quabbin Reservoir.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Greenwich is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Greenwich was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Greenwich ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Greenwich: This one is located in Worcester County and the other is located in Hampshire County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 16 communities that are also named Greenwich - they are located in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Utah and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenwich.

Communities near Greenwich ...

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

  • Amherst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Holyoke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Northampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ludlow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
  • South Hadley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Belchertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
    • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belchertown
    • From Greenwich to Belchertown
  • Wilbraham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Spencer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Athol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Greenwich to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenwich 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 Greenwich was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwich.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 Greenwich, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenwich - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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