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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 Tenneyville (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 Tenneyville. 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 Tenneyville ...

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.

Another variation: Tennyville.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Tenneyville 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 Tenneyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tenneyville:

  • Hampden County     (The home county of Tenneyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenneyville, with the one closest to Tenneyville listed first.
    • Palmer
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Thorndike
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorndike is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
    • West Brimfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
    • Three Rivers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Factory Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Wilbraham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brimfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Brimfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
    • Wilbraham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wales
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • Ludlow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
  • Franklin County
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenneyville, with the one closest to Tenneyville listed first.
    • Bondsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
    • Ware
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Belchertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Granby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Granby is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
    • South Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
    • Pelham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • West Pelham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Amherst Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
    • Amherst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • East Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • East Village is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
  • Worcester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenneyville, with the one closest to Tenneyville listed first.
    • West Warren
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren
      (7 miles [11.3 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • West Brookfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Old Sturbridge Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sturbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
    • Gilbertville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Brookfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Globe Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Globe Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
    • Greenwich ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hardwick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hardwick is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Hartford County (CT)
  • Tolland County (CT)
  • Windham County (CT)

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

Cemeteries Near Tenneyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tenneyville.

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 Tenneyville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<5>

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

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

  • Palmer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Monson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • North Monson is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monson
  • Thorndike
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorndike is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
  • Monson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • West Brimfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
  • Whipples
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Whipples is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipples
  • Three Rivers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Monson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Monson is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monson
  • Bondsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
  • West Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
  • North Wilbraham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wilbraham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brimfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Brimfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
    • Hampden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people

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

Newspapers Published in Tenneyville ...

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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tenneyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tenneyville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tenneyville.

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 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 Tenneyville:

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 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.
<3>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.

<4>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- Tenneyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Tenneyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.