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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 Satans Kingdom (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 Satans Kingdom. 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 Satans Kingdom ...

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 occur.

While the name of this community is Satans Kingdom, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Satans Kingdom may originally have been Satan's Kingdom.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Satans Kingdom might be written as Satan Kingdom.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Satans Kingdom. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Satans Kingdom.

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 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.

Satans Kingdom is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may 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 Satans Kingdom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Satans Kingdom:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Satans Kingdom)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Satans Kingdom, with the one closest to Satans Kingdom listed first.
    • West Northfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • West Northfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
    • Northfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Northfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Mount Hermon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • Bernardston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bernardston is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Gill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Gill is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
    • Warwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Warwick is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Factory Village ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Factory Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Leyden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Leyden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Mayo Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
    • Erving
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Erving is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • Turners Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
    • Millers Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
  • Berkshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Satans Kingdom, with the one closest to Satans Kingdom listed first.
    • Drury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Drury is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Florida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Florida is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Savoy Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
    • Savoy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Savoy is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • East Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Briggsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Briggsville is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Satans Kingdom, with the one closest to Satans Kingdom listed first.
    • North Amherst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
    • North Hatfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
    • Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pelham is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Amherst Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
    • Amherst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
    • East Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • East Village is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • North Hadley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
    • West Pelham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
    • Hatfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • West Hatfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
    • Goshen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Haydenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
  • Worcester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Satans Kingdom, with the one closest to Satans Kingdom listed first.
    • Royalston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Royalston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Athol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Athol is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • North Dana ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
    • Phillipston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • Baldwinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
    • Waterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Waterville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Brooks Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
    • Petersham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Petersham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
    • Winchendon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
    • Dana ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Goulding Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
    • Templeton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
  • Cheshire County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Satans Kingdom, with the one closest to Satans Kingdom listed first.
    • Hinsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <2>
    • Ashuelot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
    • Chesterfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Spofford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • West Swanzey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Swanzey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
    • Swanzey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <2>
    • Troy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Fitzwilliam Depot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
    • Fitzwilliam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Satans Kingdom, with the one closest to Satans Kingdom listed first.
    • West Peterborough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
    • Peterborough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • North Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Satans Kingdom, with the one closest to Satans Kingdom listed first.
    • Readsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Readsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Searsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Stamford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Stamford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Satans Kingdom, with the one closest to Satans Kingdom listed first.
    • South Vernon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
    • Vernon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
    • Guilford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
    • Guilford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • Brattleboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Brattleboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brattleboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • Halifax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Halifax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
    • Ames Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
    • East Dummerston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston

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

Cemeteries Near Satans Kingdom ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Satans Kingdom.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Satans Kingdom - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Satans Kingdom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • West Northfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pentecost Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • South Parish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexander Perry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Old Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stebbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gill Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (427 more) ...
    • Coller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Vernon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon Cemetery
      • The North Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hunt 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.<4>

While we didn't find Satans Kingdom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Satans Kingdom.

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

  • Northfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Northfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • West Northfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West Northfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
  • South Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
  • East Northfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • East Northfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northfield
  • Mount Hermon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
  • Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bernardston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bernardston is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Gill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Ashuelot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <2>
  • Northfield Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Northfield Farms is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Farms
  • Winchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Riverside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Warwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Warwick is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Leyden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Leyden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people

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

Newspapers Published in Satans Kingdom ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Satans Kingdom.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Satans Kingdom, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Satans Kingdom.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Satans Kingdom:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Satans Kingdom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Satans Kingdom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.