Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Smiths. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Smiths to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smiths, please Contact Us.
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 Smiths (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 Smiths. 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.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Smiths is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Smiths. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smiths:
- Franklin County (The home county of Smiths)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- Cooleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Shutesbury
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- New Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Morse Village
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Sunderland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- Thorndike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Three Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Ludlow City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Tenneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- North Wilbraham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilbraham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Indian Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Monson
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Wilbraham
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Brimfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Aldenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Belchertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Ware
(6 miles [9.7 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
- West Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Bondsville
(8 miles [12.9 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
- East Village
(9 miles [14.5 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
- South Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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
- Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Amherst Center
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Gilbertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Dana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Wheelwright
(9 miles [14.5 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
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- West Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- New Braintree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- 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
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - West Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- South Barre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- South Barre is located in Worcester County
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- Sherwood Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Hazardville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 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)
- Enfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Rising Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Southwood Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield Depot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffield <3>
- Broad Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Brook
- Broad Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broad Brook <3>
- East Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- East Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
- Mill Pond Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- State Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Stafford
(23 miles [37 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>
- Staffordville
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Somers
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Somersville
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Stafford Springs
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Crystal Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Ellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- Quinebaug
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <3>
- Westford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- East Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Woodstock
- East Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Woodstock <3>
- Fabyan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <3>
- West Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Woodstock Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock Valley
- Woodstock Valley is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock Valley <3>
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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>
- Windham County (VT)
- South Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- South Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smiths, see our County-by-County Page for Smiths.
Newspapers Published in Smiths ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smiths.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smiths, 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 Smiths.
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 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 Smiths:
- 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
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cheshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
Cemeteries Near Smiths ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smiths.
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 Smiths covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- Quabbin Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quabbin Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91487 <5>
- Munsell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munsell Cemetery
- Lake Vale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- The Lake Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Metacomet Cemetery
- Pond Hill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Vale Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Old St. Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Williams Cemetery
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspen Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspen Grove Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Dwight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Dwight Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Hillcrest 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.
While we didn't find Smiths in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smiths.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smiths, with the one closest to Smiths listed first.
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - West Ware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Belchertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Ware
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Gilbertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Dana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Bondsville
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Whipples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - West Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Cooleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smiths. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smiths.
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The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smiths, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 '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- Smiths) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smiths. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3298, Longitude: -72.3262 In this case, the coordinates for Smiths 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. |