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 Monson (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 Monson. 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 Monson ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Monson was settled in 1715.
- 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Monson is located in Hampden County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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 Monson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monson:
- Hampden County (The home county of Monson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monson, with the one closest to Monson listed first.
- South Factory Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County
- Palmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Tenneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- Thorndike
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Three Rivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Wales
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hampden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Wilbraham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - North Wilbraham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilbraham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Baptist Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monson, with the one closest to Monson listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Shutesbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Cooleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Leverett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- New Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Locks Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Moores Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Sunderland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Whately
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- South Deerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Morse Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monson, with the one closest to Monson listed first.
- Bondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Belchertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Granby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - South Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Mount Tom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - South Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- West Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monson, with the one closest to Monson listed first.
- West Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Fiskdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Old Sturbridge Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village
- Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County
- Sturbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- West Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Globe Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Southbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Gilbertville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- East Brookfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- East Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- North Brookfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
- North Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,789 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monson, with the one closest to Monson listed first.
- Enfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Hazardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Sherwood Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <2>
- Mill Pond Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Southwood Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Broad Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Brook
- Broad Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broad Brook <2>
- East Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- East Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
- Suffield Depot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffield <2>
- Windsorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- New London County (CT)
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County (CT)
- Liberty Hill
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monson, with the one closest to Monson listed first.
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
- Staffordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <2>
- Stafford Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Stafford Springs is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford Springs <2>
- Somers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Somers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers has also been known as:
- Central Somers
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <2>
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Somersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Somersville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersville <2>
- Crystal Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Ellington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monson, with the one closest to Monson listed first.
- Westford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Ashford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Woodstock Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock Valley
- Woodstock Valley is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock Valley <2>
- West Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Ashford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <2>
- Eastford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Eastford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Eastford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastford <2>
- Warrenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- Warrenville is located in Windham County (CT)
- West Ashford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
- West Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Quinebaug
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- East Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Woodstock
- East Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Woodstock <2>
- Providence County (RI)
- West Glocester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- West Glocester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monson, see our County-by-County Page for Monson.
Newspapers Published in Monson ...
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 176 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monson, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Monson:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hartford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New London County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampden County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampden County
Cemeteries Near Monson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monson.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monson, with the one closest to Monson listed first.
- Main Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- North Main Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Main Street Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91098 <4>
- Hillside Elementary School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Elementary School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Elementary School Cemetery
- Grouts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grouts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grouts Cemetery
- Moulton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moulton Hill Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Wilbraham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191543 <4>
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The Prospect Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scantic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91482 <4>
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- The Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Old Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
- Palmer Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Center Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery
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 Monson had a population of 3,650 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Monson had a population of 8,750 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monson, with the one closest to Monson listed first.
- South Monson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Monson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monson
- South Monson is located in Hampden County
- North Monson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monson
- North Monson is located in Hampden County
- Palmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Hampden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Three Rivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Wales
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - West Brimfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Wilbraham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Thorndike
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Whipples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (20 more) ...
- Red Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
- North Wilbraham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilbraham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Bondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Red Bridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monson.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1023, Longitude: -72.3187 |
| <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 Monson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |