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Welcome to North Sunderland ...

North Sunderland is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Sunderland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for North Sunderland: N. Sunderland

North Sunderland is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Sunderland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near North Sunderland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Sunderland.

  • Amherst
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
  • Northampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
  • South Hadley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
  • Easthampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Belchertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
  • Athol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Athol is located in Worcester County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Orange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
  • Granby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Granby is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
  • Hadley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Sunderland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Sunderland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Sunderland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Sunderland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Sunderland. See our Newspapers Page for North Sunderland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Sunderland ...

Looking for more information about North Sunderland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Sunderland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Sunderland.

Adding North Sunderland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Sunderland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for North Sunderland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the North Sunderland post office opened in 1834. The North Sunderland post office closed in 1846.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Sunderland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Sunderland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/