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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 North Heath (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 North Heath. 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 North Heath ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Heath: N. Heath

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 southeast 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 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.

North Heath is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Cheshire (NH) & Windham (VT).

Below are the counties that are near North Heath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Heath:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of North Heath)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Heath, with the one closest to North Heath listed first.
    • Heath
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Foundry Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
      • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
    • Charlemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Monroe Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
      • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County
    • Colrain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
      • Colrain is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Elm Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elm Grove
      • From North Heath to Elm Grove
    • Griswoldville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shattuckville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
      • Buckland is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Monroe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Berkshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Heath, with the one closest to North Heath listed first.
    • Drury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Florida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Savoy Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Savoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Adams
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Zylonite
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zylonite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
      • Zylonite is located in Berkshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zylonite
      • From North Heath to Zylonite
    • Adams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Renfrew
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renfrew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
      • Renfrew is located in Berkshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Renfrew
      • From North Heath to Renfrew
    • Greylock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greylock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
      • Greylock is located in Berkshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greylock
      • From North Heath to Greylock
    • Arnoldville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Heath, with the one closest to North Heath listed first.
    • North Chester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Chester Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Heath, with the one closest to North Heath listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Cummington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Goshen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Swift River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Chesterfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • West Chesterfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
      • West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
    • Worthington Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • North Hatfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Haydenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
      • Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
    • Worthington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
    • Hatfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
  • Cheshire County (NH)
  • Rensselaer County (NY)
  • Washington County (NY)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Heath, with the one closest to North Heath listed first.
    • Readsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Readsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
      • Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Stamford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Stamford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Searsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Woodford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Woodford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodford Hollow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pownal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
      • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
    • Pownal Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bennington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glastenbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
      • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Heath, with the one closest to North Heath listed first.
    • Whitingham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
      • Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
    • Jacksonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Whitingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Halifax
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Halifax
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Halifax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Wilmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
    • Wilmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Guilford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • Marlboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ames Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
      • Marlboro is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Heath, see our County-by-County Page for North Heath.

Cemeteries Near North Heath ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Heath.

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 North Heath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Heath, with the one closest to North Heath listed first.

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Panel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cutting Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutting Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cristian Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cristian Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cristian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Niles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brigham Young Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (428 more) ...

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 North Heath had a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from North Heath, with the one closest to North Heath listed first.

  • Dell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heath
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rowe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Adamsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Franklin County
  • Charlemont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Zoar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zoar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Zoar is located in Franklin County
  • East Charlemont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charlemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlemont
    • East Charlemont is located in Franklin County
  • Shattuckville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Griswoldville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elm Grove
    • From North Heath to Elm Grove
  • Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Halifax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Heath. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Heath.

Newspapers Published in North Heath ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Heath.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Heath, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Heath.

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 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 North Heath:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Heath. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- North Heath) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Heath. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7063, Longitude: -72.8258       In this case, the coordinates for North Heath have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 North Heath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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