Welcome to South Hadley Falls ...

South Hadley Falls is located in Hampshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Hadley Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

A typical abbreviation for South Hadley Falls: S. Hadley Falls

South Hadley Falls is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: South Hadley Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for South Hadley Falls: 413

Communities near South Hadley Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Hadley Falls.

Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
Enfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
Agawam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
West Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
Northampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
Ludlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
South Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Hadley Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Hadley Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Hadley Falls. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Hadley Falls.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hadley Falls. See our Newspapers Page for South Hadley Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Hadley Falls ...

Looking for more information about South Hadley Falls? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Hadley Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Hadley Falls.

Adding South Hadley Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Hadley Falls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for South Hadley Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Hadley Falls post office opened in 1844.

We also found South Hadley Falls in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Hadley Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Hadley Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/