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 Trainfield (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 Trainfield. 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 southwest 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 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.
Trainfield 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 Trainfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trainfield:
- Hampden County (The home county of Trainfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- Hampton Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Westfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Woronoco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Hosmer Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Merrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- West Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Southwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Chicopee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Agawam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- East Otis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Otis
(17 miles [27.4 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
- North Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- Sandisfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Becket
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- South Sandisfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- Monterey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- New Marlborough
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Tyringham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 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 Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- Whately
(21 miles [33.8 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
- South Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Sunderland
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- South Ashfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- Leverett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Ashfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Shutesbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- West Hawley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Moores Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Cooleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- Southampton
(6 miles [9.7 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 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
- West Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Farms is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms
- Westhampton
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Mount Tom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- South Hadley
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Bay State
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bay State is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Leeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Granby
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Northampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Hadley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- West Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 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 Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Gilbertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- Rising Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- North Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Suffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Suffield
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Salmon Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- Suffield Depot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- East Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Granby
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Granby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- Hampsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- Barkhamsted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barkhamsted
(18 miles [29 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
- Riverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Pleasant Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Colebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- New Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Meadow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Winsted
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- Somersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
- Somers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellington
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Crystal Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Quarryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Stafford Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trainfield, see our County-by-County Page for Trainfield.
Cemeteries Near Trainfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trainfield.
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 Trainfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trainfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Middle Farms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paucatuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forestdale Cemetery West
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Northeast Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Southwick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Trainfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trainfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trainfield, with the one closest to Trainfield listed first.
- Westfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Southwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Mittineague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mittineague is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittineague
- West Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ingleside is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Southampton
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Brightwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brightwood is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chicopee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Agawam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trainfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trainfield.
Newspapers Published in Trainfield ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trainfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trainfield, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trainfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Trainfield:
- 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
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trainfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Trainfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |