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 Wales (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 Wales. 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.
A Few Details for Wales ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Wales was settled in 1726.
- It was incorporated in 1775.
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 doctors and 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.
Wales is located in Hampden 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 Hampden County: Hartford (CT), Litchfield (CT), Tolland (CT), Berkshire, Hampshire & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Wales. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wales:
- Hampden County (The home county of Wales)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Monson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- South Factory Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County
- Tenneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Hampden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Thorndike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Three Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- North Wilbraham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilbraham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Wilbraham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Cooleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Millington ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Shutesbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Leverett
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Bondsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Belchertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Granby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - South Hadley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- South Amherst
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 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
- West Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- East Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Mount Tom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Amherst Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Fiskdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Old Sturbridge Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village
- Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County
- Sturbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Globe Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Southbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- West Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- West Warren is located in Worcester County
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- West Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Brookfield is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Charlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Charlton City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Charlton Depot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Hazardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Sherwood Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Enfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Enfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <2>
- Broad Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- 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 <2>
- Mill Pond Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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)
- Southwood Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- East Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Windsorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Spring Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Spring Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Suffield Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County (CT)
- Williams Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County (CT)
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - North Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- North Franklin is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Franklin <2>
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Staffordville
(5 miles [8 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 <2>
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stafford Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- 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 <2>
- Willington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willington <2>
- Crystal Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- East Willington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Westford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Woodstock Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Ashford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - West Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - East Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 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 <2>
- Eastford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Eastford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Eastford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastford <2>
- Fabyan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Fabyan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabyan <2>
- Quinebaug
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinebaug
- Quinebaug is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinebaug <2>
- Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <2>
- Warrenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- Warrenville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- West Glocester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Pascoag
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Burrillville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Harrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Foster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Whipple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Chepachet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Simmons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wales, see our County-by-County Page for Wales.
Newspapers Published in Wales ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wales.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wales, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wales.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wales:
- 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 Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin 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
- New London 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
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampden County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampden County
Cemeteries Near Wales ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wales.
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 Wales covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Brimfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brimfield Cemetery
- Moulton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moulton Hill Cemetery
- Grouts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grouts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grouts Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91098 <4>
- Hillside Elementary School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Elementary School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Elementary School Cemetery
- North Main Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Main Street Cemetery
- Main Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Stafford Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Street Cemetery
- St. Annes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Old Stafford Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stafford Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stafford Street Cemetery
- Old Warren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Warren Cemetery
- Rindge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rindge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rindge Cemetery
- Old Stafford Street 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wales had a population of 322 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wales had a population of 1,862 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wales, with the one closest to Wales listed first.
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - East Brimfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brimfield
- East Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- South Monson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Monson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monson
- South Monson is located in Hampden County
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Staffordville
(5 miles [8 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 <2>
- Mashapaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - North Monson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monson
- North Monson is located in Hampden County
- Monson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Ellithorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellithorpe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellithorpe
- Ellithorpe is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
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- Fiskdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - West Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Sturbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Fiskdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wales. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wales.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wales) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wales. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0695, Longitude: -72.2223 In this case, the coordinates for Wales have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |