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 Shea Corner (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 Shea Corner. 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 Shea Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shea Corner: Shea Cor. (or less commonly used: Shea Crn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Shea Corner 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 Shea Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shea Corner:
- Hampden County (The home county of Shea Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Hosmer Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Feeding Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Southwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Agawam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Longmeadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- Merrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- West Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Chicopee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- East Longmeadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- East Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Otis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Sandisfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- South Sandisfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- North Otis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- Becket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- West Becket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- New Marlborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Southfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Gomorrah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Whately
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Sunderland
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Leverett
(30 miles [48.3 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
- South Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Southampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Easthampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- South Hadley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Huntington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Mount Tom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- Granby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- West Farms
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Westhampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Bay State
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Northampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Bondsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- West Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
- Fiskdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Rising Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- West Suffield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- Suffield Depot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,120 people
- East Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Green Manor Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Manor Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Manor Village
- Higley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Higley Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley Village
- Granby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Hampsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Barkhamsted
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted
(15 miles [24.1 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
- New Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Meadow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Browns Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- New Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Colebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Middlesex County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Somersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ellington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
- Ellington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Quarryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
- State Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Westford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- West Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
- Warrenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shea Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Shea Corner.
Cemeteries Near Shea Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shea Corner.
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 Shea Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shea Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Smith Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zions Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery Association
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Side of the Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Suffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paucatuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Southwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Copper Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Prisoners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Viets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Shea Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shea Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shea Corner, with the one closest to Shea Corner listed first.
- Feeding Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- West Suffield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Southwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Suffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Agawam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Mittineague
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mittineague is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittineague
- East Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longmeadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- Brightwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brightwood is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Merrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- North Granby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shea Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shea Corner.
Newspapers Published in Shea Corner ...
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 183 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shea Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shea Corner, 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 Shea Corner.
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 either 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 Shea Corner:
- 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
- Middlesex 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 Shea Corner, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shea Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |