Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pelham had a population of 168 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pelham had a population of 1,305 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- West Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Pelham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Pelham
- From Pelham to West Pelham
- Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Shutesbury
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shutesbury
- From Pelham to Shutesbury
- Dwight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cooleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cooleyville
- From Pelham to Cooleyville
- Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amherst
- From Pelham to Amherst
- South Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Enfield
- From Pelham to Enfield
- Leverett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leverett
- From Pelham to Leverett
- North Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Amherst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Amherst
- From Pelham to North Amherst
- Locks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Belchertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belchertown
- From Pelham to Belchertown
- Moores Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moores Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moores Corner
- From Pelham to Moores Corner
- Dana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dana
- From Pelham to Dana
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Dana
- From Pelham to North Dana
- Millington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Millington
- From Pelham to Millington
- New Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - West Ware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - North Leverett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leverett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leverett
- North Leverett is located in Franklin County
- North Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Hadley
- From Pelham to North Hadley
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Hardwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Nichewaug ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Wendell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Sunderland
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sunderland
- From Pelham to Sunderland
- Hatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pelham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |