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 Prescott Center (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 Prescott Center. 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 Prescott Center ...
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 Prescott Center: Prescott Ctr. (or less commonly used: Prescott Cen., Prescott Cent. or Prescott Cntr.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Prescott Center 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 Prescott Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prescott Center:
- Franklin County (The home county of Prescott Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Shutesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Leverett
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Locks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Moores Corner
(9 miles [14.5 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Morse Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Wendell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Montague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Sunderland
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- Thorndike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Three Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Ludlow City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Tenneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Ludlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - North Wilbraham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Wilbraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Indian Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Brimfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Wilbraham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Aldenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Holyoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Monson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - West Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- East Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Belchertown
(8 miles [12.9 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- South Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 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
- North Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Bondsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Granby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Hadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwich Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Dana ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - North Dana ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Hardwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Wheelwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
- Petersham
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Barre Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barre Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Barre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Heald Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
- Heald Village is located in Worcester County
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Mill Village is located in Worcester County
- New Braintree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Braintree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- Sherwood Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Hazardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <3>
- Enfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Rising Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Thompsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- State Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Staffordville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordville <3>
- Somers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Somers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Somersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
- Stafford Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- 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 <3>
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
- Ashuelot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashuelot
- Ashuelot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashuelot <3>
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Fitzwilliam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam
- Fitzwilliam is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzwilliam <3>
- Hinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <3>
- Rindge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
- Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <3>
- West Rindge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rindge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- South Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prescott Center, see our County-by-County Page for Prescott Center.
Cemeteries Near Prescott Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prescott Center.
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 Prescott Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Munsell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munsell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shutesbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shutesbury Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shutesbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Shutesbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91835 <5>
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dwight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dwight Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dwight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.805 <6>
- Lake Vale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Vale Cemetery
- The Lake Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Metacomet Cemetery
- Pond Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.804 <6>
- Quabbin Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quabbin Park Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WAR.802 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91487 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLC.801 <6>
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Miles Holden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Holden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Holden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nichewaug Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichewaug Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichewaug Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Coolidge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coolidge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coolidge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Miles Holden 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.<7>
While we didn't find Prescott Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prescott Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prescott Center, with the one closest to Prescott Center listed first.
- Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Dana ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - North Dana ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Shutesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Millington ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- West Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Hardwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Nichewaug ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - South Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Belchertown
(8 miles [12.9 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- New Salem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prescott Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prescott Center.
Newspapers Published in Prescott Center ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prescott Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prescott Center, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prescott Center.
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 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 Prescott Center:
- 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 Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire 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
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prescott Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prescott Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3918, Longitude: -72.3451 In this case, the coordinates for Prescott Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Prescott Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |