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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 West Cummington (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 West Cummington. 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 West Cummington ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Cummington: W. Cummington
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
West Cummington is located in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County : Berkshire , Franklin , Hampden & Worcester .
Below are the counties that are near West Cummington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Cummington:
Hampshire County (The home county of West Cummington)
The following are listed by their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
Plainfield (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Plainfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
Cummington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Cummington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
Worthington Corners (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners Swift River (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Swift River is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River Worthington (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Worthington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
West Chesterfield (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield Goshen (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Goshen is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
Chesterfield (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
Middlefield (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Middlefield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
Williamsburg (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
Haydenville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Haydenville is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville Leeds (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Leeds is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Westhampton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Westhampton is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
Berkshire County
The following are listed by their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
East Windsor (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
East Windsor is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor Windsor (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Windsor is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
Peru (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Peru is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
Savoy (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Savoy is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
Savoy Center (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center Hinsdale (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
Arnoldville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville Dalton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Dalton is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
Drury (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Drury is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury Adams (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Adams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
Cheshire (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Cheshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
Berkshire (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Berkshire is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire Farnams (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Farnams is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams Franklin County
The following are listed by their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
West Hawley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
West Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley Hawley (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
Ashfield (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Ashfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
South Ashfield (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
South Ashfield is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield Charlemont (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Charlemont is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
Buckland (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Buckland is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
Conway (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Conway is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
Dell (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Dell is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Rowe (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Rowe is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
Heath (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Heath is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
Shelburne Falls (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls Monroe Bridge (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge Monroe (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Monroe is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
Hampden County
The following are listed by their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
North Chester (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
North Chester is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester Chester Center (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Chester Center is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center Chester (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Chester is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
North Blandford (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
North Blandford is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford Blandford (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Blandford is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
Russell (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Russell is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
Montgomery (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Montgomery is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
Woronoco (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Woronoco is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco Hampton Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Hampton Village is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village Holyoke (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Holyoke is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
Westfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Westfield is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
Tolland (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Tolland is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
Aldenville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Aldenville is located in Hampden County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville Columbia County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
Canaan Center (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center Canaan (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
New Britain ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
New Britain is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain Austerlitz (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
New Concord (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
New Concord is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord Red Rock (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Green River (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Green River is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River Riders Mills (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Riders Mills is located in Columbia County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills Rensselaer County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
Wyomanock (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock Stephentown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Center Berlin (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin Berlin (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin West Stephentown (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown Brainard (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
East Nassau (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
Hoag Corners (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners Petersburg Junction (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction Sand Lake (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Bennington County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
Stamford (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Readsboro (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Stamford (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
Readsboro (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
Pownal (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
Pownal Center (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center Searsburg (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
Woodford (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
Woodford (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Woodford Hollow (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow Bennington (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
Bennington (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Old Bennington (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
Windham County (VT)
The following are listed by their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
Whitingham (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
Jacksonville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Whitingham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Halifax (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Halifax is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax West Halifax (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Halifax (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Halifax is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
Wilmington (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Wilmington is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
Wilmington (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Guilford (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Guilford is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
Ames Hill (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill Marlboro (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Marlboro (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Marlboro is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
Vernon (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Vernon is located in Windham County (VT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Cummington, see our County-by-County Page for West Cummington .
Cemeteries Near West Cummington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Cummington.
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 West Cummington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Cummington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
East Windsor Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Shaw Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
North Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Bryant Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Dawes Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawes Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Dawes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> Cummington . Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CUM.804 <2>
Allis Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
North Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
North Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Hill Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Peru Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Mt. Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Brier Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Continue List (378 more) ...
Doane Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
The Tomb Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
St. Patricks Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find West Cummington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Cummington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Cummington, with the one closest to West Cummington listed first.
East Windsor (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
East Windsor is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor West Hawley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
West Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley West Worthington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
West Worthington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Worthington Cummington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Cummington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
Windsor (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Windsor is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
Peru (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Peru is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
Swift River (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Swift River is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River Spruce Corner (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Spruce Corner is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Corner Hawley (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Hawley is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
Savoy (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Savoy is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
Worthington (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Worthington is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
West Chesterfield (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield Continue List (21 more) ...
Hinsdale (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
Ringville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Ringville is located in Hampshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringville Savoy Center (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Cummington. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Cummington .
Newspapers Published in West Cummington ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Cummington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Cummington, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for West Cummington.
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 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 West Cummington:
Websites specific to Massachusetts Pages specific to Hampshire County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Berkshire County Franklin County Hampden County Columbia County Rensselaer County Bennington County Windham County Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Cummington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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- West Cummington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 West Cummington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.