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 Little River (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 Little River. 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 Little River ...
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 Little River: Little Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little River.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Little River 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 Little River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little River:
- Hampden County (The home county of Little River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Westfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Hosmer Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Feeding Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- West Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Southwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Agawam
(5 miles [8 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
- Merrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Hampton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Aldenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- East Otis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Otis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- 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
- Sandisfield
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- Becket
(24 miles [38.6 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
- 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
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- New Marlborough
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Tyringham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Hartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Whately
(23 miles [37 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
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- South Deerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Sunderland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Leverett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- South Ashfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- Ashfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Shutesbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Cooleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Moores Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Southampton
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Easthampton
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Mount Tom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- South Hadley
(13 miles [20.9 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
- West Farms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Westhampton
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Granby
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Bay State
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Northampton
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Leeds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- West Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- West Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Gilbertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Rising Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- West Suffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Suffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- Suffield Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- North Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,120 people
- East Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Hampsted
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Barkhamsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Meadow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 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
- New Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Colebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Winsted
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Colebrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Somersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- State Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Crystal Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Quarryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Windham County (CT)
- Westford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little River, see our County-by-County Page for Little River.
Cemeteries Near Little River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little River.
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 Little River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Paucatuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Southwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zions Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery Association
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Farms Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Little River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Westfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Feeding Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Mittineague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mittineague is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittineague
- Southwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- West Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Agawam
(5 miles [8 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
- Brightwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brightwood is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Merrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Suffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Suffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longmeadow
(8 miles [12.9 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little River.
Newspapers Published in Little River ...
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 177 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little River, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little River.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Little River:
- 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
- Tolland County
- Windham 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> | 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 Little River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Little River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |