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 McKnight and Bay (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 McKnight and Bay. 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.
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.
McKnight and Bay 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 McKnight and Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKnight and Bay:
- Hampden County (The home county of McKnight and Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Merrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Chicopee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- West Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Indian Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Aldenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Longmeadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- East Longmeadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Agawam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Holyoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Baptist Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- East Otis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Otis
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- Sandisfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Becket
(30 miles [48.3 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
- South Sandisfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- West Becket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Whately
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Leverett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Shutesbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- South Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Sunderland
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Cooleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Moores Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Locks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Montague
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Deerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- South Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Mount Tom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- Easthampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Southampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Belchertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Bondsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Northampton
(14 miles [22.5 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
- 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
- Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- South Amherst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- West Farms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- West Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Gilbertville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Fiskdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- Old Sturbridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(23 miles [37 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
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Brookfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Sturbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Hardwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Globe Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Dana ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- Sherwood Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hazardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
- Rising Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Southwood Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Suffield Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Suffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- East Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
- Green Manor Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green Manor Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Manor Village
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- Hampsted
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Barkhamsted
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Meadow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Colebrook
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Winsted
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Colebrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- Browns Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- Somers
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Somersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- State Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Ellington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
- Ellington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Crystal Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- Stafford Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quarryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- Westford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Ashford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- West Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
- Warrenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- West Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Ashford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
- Woodstock Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Eastford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKnight and Bay, see our County-by-County Page for McKnight and Bay.
Cemeteries Near McKnight and Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKnight and Bay.
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 McKnight and Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKnight and Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- Bay Path Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kesser Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sinai Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Polish National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Chicopee.
- The Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91525 <3>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 McKnight and Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKnight and Bay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKnight and Bay, with the one closest to McKnight and Bay listed first.
- Athol Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Athol Junction is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol Junction
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Chicopee Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chicopee Falls is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee Falls
- Brightwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brightwood is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Merrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Chicopee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- West Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Mittineague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mittineague is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittineague
- Agawam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Longmeadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- East Longmeadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Indian Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Ingleside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKnight and Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKnight and Bay.
Newspapers Published in McKnight and Bay ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKnight and Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKnight and Bay, 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 McKnight and Bay.
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 either 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 McKnight and Bay:
- 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 McKnight and Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McKnight and Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |