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 Northampton (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 Northampton. 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 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.
Northampton is located in Hampshire County and is the County Seat.
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 Hampshire County: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Northampton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northampton:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Northampton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Hadley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Mount Tom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- West Hatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Hatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Haydenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Easthampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- North Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- South Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Amherst Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Becket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Peru
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - East Otis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - North Otis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Otis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Savoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Hinsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Drury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Drury is located in Berkshire County
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Tyringham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Whately
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- South Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Sunderland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Leverett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Moores Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Shutesbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- South Ashfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Montague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Locks Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Ashfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Holyoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Aldenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Ludlow City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Chicopee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Hampton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Indian Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - West Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Woronoco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Chester Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Dana ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - North Dana ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Gilbertville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- West Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- 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
- Hardwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - New Braintree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- West Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Wheelwright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- Petersham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Rising Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Sherwood Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <2>
- Thompsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- 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)
- Hazardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield Depot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Suffield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffield <2>
- West Suffield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield
- West Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Suffield <2>
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - North Granby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granby
- North Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Granby <2>
- Southwood Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- 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)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Hampsted
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Barkhamsted
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkhamsted <2>
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Somersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- 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>
- Somers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Somers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- State Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Ellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- 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
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Ellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
- Crystal Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Stafford Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- South Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northampton, see our County-by-County Page for Northampton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Northampton ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northampton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Northampton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Northampton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Northampton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of Northampton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Northampton:
- 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 Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden 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
- Litchfield 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
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampshire County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampshire County
Cemeteries Near Northampton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northampton.
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 Northampton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Bridge Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90814 <4>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Northampton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91623 <4>
- Old Hadley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hadley Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
- Park Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Street Cemetery
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Brigids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Brigids Cemetery
- East Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
- West Farms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Farms Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91202 <4>
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
- St. Stanilaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanilaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanilaus Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in South Hadley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Brookside 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 Northampton had a population of 14,990 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Northampton had a population of 28,362 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northampton, with the one closest to Northampton listed first.
- Bay State
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Mount Tom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hadley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- West Hatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Hatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - West Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Easthampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- North Hadley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Haydenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Loudville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- North Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- South Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- 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
- South Hadley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northampton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northampton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Northampton: www.ci.northampton.ma.us/
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> | 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northampton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3258, Longitude: -72.6334 |
| <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 Northampton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |