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 Mundale (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 Mundale. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mundale 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 Mundale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mundale:
- Hampden County (The home county of Mundale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundale, with the one closest to Mundale listed first.
- Westfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Woronoco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Hampton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Southwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Hosmer Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Blandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Feeding Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- West Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Merrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- West Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundale, with the one closest to Mundale listed first.
- East Otis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Otis
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- Sandisfield
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- West Becket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- Becket
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Tyringham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- New Marlborough
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Hartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Mill River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundale, with the one closest to Mundale 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
- 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 northeast)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- 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
- South Ashfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- Leverett
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Ashfield
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- West Hawley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Hawley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Shutesbury
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundale, with the one closest to Mundale listed first.
- Southampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Westhampton
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Easthampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 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
- Mount Tom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- South Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Bay State
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Northampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Granby
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Worcester County
- West Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundale, with the one closest to Mundale listed first.
- Rising Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- North Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
- West Suffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
- Granby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salmon Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- West Granby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Suffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- West Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
- East Granby
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundale, with the one closest to Mundale listed first.
- Hampsted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Barkhamsted
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barkhamsted
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Pleasant Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Colebrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- New Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Meadow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Winsted
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundale, with the one closest to Mundale listed first.
- Somersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Somers
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellington
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- State Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Crystal Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Rockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mundale, see our County-by-County Page for Mundale.
Cemeteries Near Mundale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mundale.
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 Mundale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mundale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mundale, with the one closest to Mundale listed first.
- Northeast Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Street Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Westfield.
- The Silver Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Granville Cemetery
- Southeast Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRN.806 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91031 <4>
- New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Southwick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Farms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paucatuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Clarks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 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.<5>
While we didn't find Mundale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mundale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mundale, with the one closest to Mundale listed first.
- Westfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Southwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- West Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Feeding Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Blandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- North Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Mittineague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mittineague is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittineague
- Southampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Merrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mundale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mundale.
Newspapers Published in Mundale ...
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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mundale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mundale, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mundale.
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 helpful 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 Mundale:
- 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
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mundale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mundale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |