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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 Scott Corners (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 Scott Corners. 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 Scott Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Scott Corners: Scott Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scott Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scott Corners.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Scott Corners is located in Hampden 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 Hampden County: Hartford (CT), Litchfield (CT), Tolland (CT), Berkshire, Hampshire & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Scott Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scott Corners:
- Hampden County (The home county of Scott Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- Indian Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Ludlow City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Ludlow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- North Wilbraham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- Aldenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Wilbraham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Chicopee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Holyoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Three Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Merrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- West Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- East Otis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Otis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Leverett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Whately
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Shutesbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Sunderland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Cooleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Moores Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- South Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Locks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Millington ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- New Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- South Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Bondsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Belchertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Mount Tom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- South Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Easthampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- Northampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Southampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Bay State
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- West Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Gilbertville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- West Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Hardwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwick is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Brookfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Fiskdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- Old Sturbridge Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dana ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- New Braintree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Braintree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- Sherwood Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Enfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
- Rising Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Southwood Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Suffield Depot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- West Suffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- Hampsted
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Barkhamsted
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- Somers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Somersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Somers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- State Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Ellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
- Stafford Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Staffordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- Westford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- Woodstock Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
- Warrenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- West Ashford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
- West Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quinebaug
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scott Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Scott Corners.
Cemeteries Near Scott Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scott Corners.
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 Scott Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scott Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- Island Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sinai Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ludlow Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Munsing Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Polish National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Path Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kesser Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Scott Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scott Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scott Corners, with the one closest to Scott Corners listed first.
- Indian Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Ludlow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Ludlow Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Center is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Center
- Chicopee Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee Falls is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee Falls
- Athol Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Athol Junction is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol Junction
- North Wilbraham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- Red Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Chicopee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Wilbraham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- South Hadley Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Hadley Falls is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley Falls
- Holyoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- South Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scott Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scott Corners.
Newspapers Published in Scott Corners ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scott Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scott Corners, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scott Corners.
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 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 Scott Corners:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Hampden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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.
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| <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 Scott Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scott Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |